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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 is Augie asked to distribute for his first real job?
2. What is the name of the old folks' home that Simon arranges for Grandma?
3. How does Grandma feel about Augie working for William Einhorn?
4. Which of Augie's character traits does Simon play up when Augie meets the Magnuses for the first time?
5. How was Ruth Snyder executed?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Augie received when he meets the Magnus family for the first time?
2. What religion does Augie's family practice?
3. How does William accommodate his wife's decorating whims in their living room?
4. Why does Simon sell his family house without telling anyone?
5. What other famous disabled persons does Augie contemplate as he is caring for William Einhorn?
6. Why does Augie meet regularly with his caseworker, Lubin?
7. How does Augie feel about attending school?
8. How does the March family feel about Grandma's demand to institutionalize Georgie?
9. What job does Augie help Dingbat with which involves travel to Michigan?
10. Why is Augie sent to live with his cousins, the Coblins?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Augie's relationship with his brother Georgie was difficult one due to Georgie's mental disabilities. First, describe Georgie's character. Why was he put away in a mental institution when he hit puberty? How did life in the mental institution affect Georgie's character? Then, describe Augie's relationship with his brother Georgie throughout his life. What was their relationship like as young boys? How did that relationship change when both boys reached maturity? How did his relationship with Georgie affect Augie's life decisions? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Because of the desperate financial situation Augie finds himself in, he enters a life of crime with fellow thug, Joe Gormon. First, describe Joe Gormon's character. How did he and Augie meet? Why was Augie seduced by Joe's life of crime? Then, choose one major crime Augie committed while working with Gormon. Who was the victim of this crime? What was the short-term payoff for Augie? In your opinion, was the short-term payoff for this crime worth the long-term effects on Augie's life? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Augie's relationship with Simon is one that took many turns during their adult lives together. First, describe the relationship Augie had with his brother Simon when they were young. Then, describe how that relationship changed as both reached adulthood. Choose two moments that you believe were turning points in the relationship between Simon and Augie and describe them here. How did these moments lead to the state of the relationship between Augie and Simon when the novel came to a close?
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