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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After coming in from playing basketball, how much money does Roger ask Billy or Richie to loan him?
2. Why does Carlyle say that Richie has the duty job that he does?
3. What does Roger make Billy do when Billy tells him he is "sick-like"?
4. Why does Roger think Billy wants to get a part-time job bartending?
5. Why does Carlyle say he doesn't like "nobody's voice but my own"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a pairing from the following list. Discuss the friendship in depth. Be sure to address the following questions in the essay: What is the friendship based upon? What are the strengths in the friendship? What are the weakness of the friendship? Is the friendship "typical"? Why/ why not? Be sure to use textual evidence to support the answers.
-Billy and Roger
-Roger and Carlyle
-Billy and Richie (if you see a friendship)
-Cokes and Rooney
Essay Topic 2
All of the men (Billy, Roger, Richie, and Carlyle) are afraid of war. Choose one character and define their fear of war using textual evidence while explaining the reasoning behind the fears.
Essay Topic 3
Choose a character from the following list. Write a character analysis including information including the answers to the following questions: Who are they as a person? What do they want in life? What are their strengths? What are their weaknesses?
-Billy
-Roger
-Carlyle
-Richie
-Rooney
-Cokes
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