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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. Where does Nick's brother live?

2. What baseball team does Nick support?

3. What magazine does Edgar read in this section?

4. What is the name of the woman the man driving is going to see?

5. Who drives Alma to the friary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sims say happened to Donnie Moore?

2. Why does Nick have his mother's surname instead of his father's?

3. How does Marian react to Nick's fling with Donna?

4. What do people in Phoenix think about Nick's roots?

5. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

6. How are Nick and Klara's lives different?

7. What does Nick think about meeting Klara after all these years?

8. Who was the Texas Highway Killer?

9. What problems does Edgar Hoover have with his appearance?

10. How does Nick know Klara Sax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the story about Cotter Martin linked to the rest of the story and the characters? Why doesn´t the author continue Cotter's story? How do you think he would have reacted to his father selling the baseball?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What significance do the following events have on the story and the lives of the characters?

1. The 1951 bomb testing.

2. The 1951 world series game.

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