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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say he now realizes is his name?

2. What does Dinsdale think Jack's insanity could ruin for him?

3. What are the names of the two police officers?

4. Who decides to keep Jack company while the two women are shown around the estate?

5. What does Tucker bring for Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against the class system? What are Barnes' opinions on the class system and how does he express them? Why do you think he holds these opinions? Do you agree or disagree with Barnes?

Essay Topic 2

What problems do Jack's generation face? How are the problems for Jack's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 3

In 1972, THE RULING CLASS was made into a film starring Peter O'Toole. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

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