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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip promise to send the narrator from Paris?

2. What does Philip do before making love with Anne-Marie when they return to their hotel room?

3. What does Anne-Marie do as she and Philip make love the next morning?

4. What prompts Anne-Marie to begin a discussion about starting a family?

5. In what city is the nightclub where Philip and Anne-Marie located?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What did the author mean by calling the novel A SPORT AND A PASTIME? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the ongoing conflict inside Philip, especially regarding Anne-Marie. What is the source of the conflict? Why does it perpetuate?

Essay Topic 3

Salter uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

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