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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 are Anna's ideas about in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?

2. In Chapter 1, whom does Anna say has been to see her?

3. In 'Black Notebook', someone wants to change the novel's setting. Where does this person want it to be?

4. What does it mean if a Communist man gets married?

5. What does Anna find in the last 'Blue Notebook'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anna's conclusion about the dream she had in 'Red Notebook'?

2. Describe the fear that Anna expresses to Mrs. Marks in 'Blue Notebook'.

3. What is the novel about Africa about?

4. Why does Anna feel disillusioned despite all of the interest in her novel?

5. What reason does Michael have to cry in his sleep, as described in 'Red Notebook'?

6. What does Anna decide to do with her novel "Frontiers of War"?

7. Why does Anna stop writing in her diary?

8. What does Anna dream about in 'Red Notebook'?

9. Describe Anna's emotions in response to the reaction of the novel "Frontiers of War".

10. How does Anna hold herself back with her reaction to the filmmakers who want to buy her novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Anna uses her recollections of Africa in her novel "Frontiers of War". How does it relate to her life? Describe the novel Anna writes about in 'Black Notebook' and explain how it relates to her life.

Essay Topic 2

Why doesn't Anna separate herself completely from the Communist Party when she becomes fearful of it?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Anna's feelings about her own writing in the beginning of the novel and at the end. What spurs this change? How does it manifest itself?

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