Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the prosecutor in Rye's court appearance?
2. What organization has Gig just joined in Part I?
3. What is Acting Police Chief Sullivan known for?
4. How did Gig's and Rye's mother die?
5. Where did the narrator of the section titled The Kid, 1864, ride out of with Bonin?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the police come and start beating up the men on the ballfield in Part I?
2. What does the thief on the raft want Jules to think as he goes over the waterfall?
3. Why are Gig and Rye sleeping in a ballfield in Chapter 1?
4. How does Rye eventually get out of jail earlier than expected?
5. How do Rye, Gig, Jules and the mystery person get away from the police when they are cornered?
6. What does Jules hope for Rye after seeing him once while they are both in jail and Rye tells Jules he is sorry?
7. Why does Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ask Rye to join her as she fundraises for the labor movement?
8. Why did Rye come West looking for Gig?
9. Why do the police let Jules out of jail and where does he go?
10. What does Gemma tell Dominick Jules thought about burial practices when he was young?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Rye decide to stand on the box and sing, joining his brother Gig in the labor protest early in the novel, even though he has had no interest in activism or protesting up to this point? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Walter chooses to open the novel with the killing of Officer Waterbury, and what kind of tone does this action set for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe Rye's and Gig's relationship over the course of the novel, and how does it change from the beginning to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
|
This section contains 797 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
