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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. From where does Wayne’s hospital nurse come?

2. What professional title does C hold?

3. At which train station does Wayne embark to proceed to meet Sticky?

4. With which of the following does Will intend to conduct a drug deal?

5. Which of the following is served at Lu’s funeral reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. What final report of his prison fighting does Will give?

2. How does Wayne rob the women in the train station?

3. What initially brings Wayne to California?

4. How does Will summarize his early experience in the justice system?

5. In what features does Wayne note the resemblance between C and her father?

6. What information does Wayne confirm with the urchin he meets at the gala he expects C to attend?

7. How does Wayne describe transitioning from associating with Mo to associating with Sticky?

8. Why does Wayne note wanting to touch coins after news reaches C of Lu’s death?

9. What occasions laughter between C and Wayne at their dinner together?

10. What confirms to Will that he has been followed to his drug deal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of The Furrows on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than elegy might The Furrows be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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