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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. Which of these is not one of Morris Zapp's pillars of the "global campus"?

2. Which author's works is Akbil Borak trying to finish?

3. With whom does Frobisher start a fight at the party?

4. What play did the conferees originally buy tickets to see?

5. What does Persse attempt to find in the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke does Angelica play on both Robin Dempsey and Persse?

2. Why does Ronald Frobisher hold such a grudge against Rudyard Parkinson?

3. How does the Ringbaums' day go after landing in London?

4. What is the content of Desiree Zapp's conversation with her agent?

5. What personal story does Robin Dempsey tell Persse at the sherry reception?

6. Describe the atmosphere Philip sets to tell his story about Joy.

7. What did Philip think about in the twenty minutes the damaged plane spent circling Genoa?

8. What two letters from London are awaiting Persse McGarrigle when he returns to Limerick?

9. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

10. How does Cheryl Summerbee keep from getting bored at work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the text to illustrate, explain what a quest is and how it is used in this story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning of the title of this novel: how is the world small? Which world? What is an academic romance? Is there such a thing?

Essay Topic 3

What is the major, or biggest, theme of this story? Support your thesis with examples from the story.

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