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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 does Lennox say he needs to take to the games?

2. Where does the man put his cap?

3. What is Fred Iremonger's job?

4. What can four pence buy a pound of?

5. How does Bert say he earned his tuppence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim's mother react to him telling her he is getting married?

2. Why is Jim arrested?

3. What does the narrator say about his families' black looks?

4. How does Jim's fiance surprise the neighbors?

5. What does the narrator think has lead to Jim's disgrace?

6. Why does the man want to kill himself?

7. Why is Lennox so upset at the beginning of this story?

8. Describe the chase between the collector and Colin?

9. How do Lennox and Fred's views on marriage differ?

10. What do Bert and Colin do on the way home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was paediphilia viewed in fifties Britain? How would the authorities deal with someone like Jim in today's Britain?

Essay Topic 2

What is an anti-hero? In what way can Smith be called an anti-hero? Why does the use of an anti-hero work so well in Loneliness of a long Distance Rinner?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the book?

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