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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. How long did Annie wait for Keith Landry at her sister's house?
2. What does Charlie Adair talk Keith Landry into doing?
3. What tips Cliff Baxter off to ask at the motel where Keith and Annie are staying?
4. What reason is listed for the all points bulletin (APB) on Keith and Annie?
5. How does Keith Landry answer Gail Porter's request?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens after the scene in the motel?
2. What happens at the Porters' house?
3. What information does Keith Landry get about Annie's whereabouts?
4. What happens when Cliff Baxter finds Keith and Annie?
5. What is Keith Landry's response to Charlie Adair's and the President's offer?
6. How does Cliff Baxter react when he hears about the meeting?
7. Describe Keith Landry's return to Ohio.
8. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?
9. What warning do Keith and Annie get from Annie's brother-in-law, and how do Keith and Annie respond to it?
10. What is the job Keith Landry is being recruited for, and who does he meet with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why doesn't Keith Landry urge Annie to remain married, and to work within the bond she had accepted, honoring the vows she once took? Put another way, what makes Annie's marriage to Cliff Baxter so contemptible that we wish, as readers, for it to end? Would there be a virtue to Annie remaining married?
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate your own reading of Spencerville--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
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