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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. What meeting place of revolutionaries does Mac visit in Mexico?
2. Why did Johnny have to give up on his college in his second year?
3. What individual is mentioned in pages 85-103 of the News Reel for being shot for his revolutionary activities?
4. Where does Janey like to go with her brother and his friends canoeing?
5. While Johnny works at a real estate office, what does he really want to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Mac live with Maisie and what is their relationship?
2. What happens on the train ride to Chicago that Mac takes?
3. What does Ike teach Mac?
4. What does Fred Hoff offer Mac?
5. What does Ike do that leaves Mac stranded?
6. After meeting Ben Evans, what does Mac decide?
7. When Fainy accepts a job with Doc Bingham, what does he learn about his new place of employment right away?
8. What decision does Mac make regarding Maisie and her pregnancy?
9. What does Johnny do for work, and why does he move to Ocean City?
10. Describe Johnny Ward Morehouse.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John Dos Passos offers a compelling narrative told in an unorthodox and experimental fashion using "Newsreels" with blaring headlines, autobiographical "Camera Eye" sections with poetic stream-of-consciousness, and "biographies" evoking emblematic historical figures like J.P. Morgan, Henry Ford, John Reed, Frank Lloyd Wright, Thorstein Veblen, and the Unknown Soldier. Do you find this style interesting to read? Are you able to follow the story line easily, or are these changes erratic and confusing for you as a reader? Does John dos Passos offer powerful storytelling that holds your attention? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Eleanor. What is her role in the story? How does she compare with the other four main characters? What struggles must she overcome? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Eleanor's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Every main character in the 42nd Parallel (Janey, Mac, Ward, Eleanor, and Charley) wants to find a purpose in life and seeks meaning through self-expression. Which characters find purpose and direction to their lives and in what ways? Which characters do not achieve this? Explain.
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