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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sully go to look for a truck?

2. What is Miss Beryl's marital status?

3. What is the person in #38 thinking of doing?

4. What is the state of Peter and Charlotte's marriage?

5. What is Sully's son's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Joyce and what is Miss Beryl's opinion of her?

2. Why is New Bath economically depressed?

3. Describe how Sully leads a strange existence.

4. What plans does Sully have for Thanksgiving dinner?

5. Who is Deidre and why does Peter call her on Thanksgiving evening?

6. What is Sully's relationship with his family?

7. What happens to the scheduled meeting Sully has with Miles Anderson?

8. How is Sully able to get the money and the pain medication he needs on Thanksgiving Day?

9. How much does Sully heed Wirf's advice?

10. What is the setting for NOBODY'S FOOL?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in the late 20th century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms do they have that women in prior times did not have?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

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