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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 Ethan say is making people look at him differently?

2. What does Morphy use to keep the back entrance to the bank open?

3. What is Ethan's wife cooking for dinner the day before Easter?

4. What is the name of Ethan's childhood best friend?

5. Which of the following does Danny NOT give to Ethan in an envelope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ethan's strategy to get rid of a bad memory, and where did he learn this?

2. Where does Morphy think Ethan should open up a store, and why?

3. What does Ellen ask Ethan the day before Easter?

4. What does Ethan say to Mary when he returns home from the harbor?

5. What does Mary say when Ethan says he is hesitant to invest with Baker?

6. How is Marullo described at the beginning of the book?

7. What is Baker trying to trick Danny into doing?

8. What does Allen say he wants to be when he grows up, and why?

9. What happens when Ethan asks Margie to read his fortune?

10. What happens when Biggers comes back into the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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