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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. In what city does Akbil Borak teach?

2. What does Persse go into town to buy?

3. What does Persse tell Frobisher that he will spend his prize money on?

4. What is Persse drinking at the Royal Academy of Literature's prizegiving party?

5. What has Persse written in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Persse get his current job in Limerick?

2. What is Miss Sybil Maiden's overarching theory about literature?

3. What are Rudyard Parkinson's passions?

4. What is Ronald Frobisher's opinion on literary prizes?

5. What is Morris' advice to Philip regarding his conference?

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

7. How does Fulvia Morgana reconcile her Marxist philosophy with her wealthy lifestyle?

8. Why is Dr. Akbil Borak reading the entire "Collected Works of William Hazlitt"?

9. Why is Morris Zapp so hesitant to accept Fulvia's advances?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lodge devotes several pages to Philip Swallow's "Why am I here?" train of thought while he is Turkey. Using examples from the text, discuss the author's view on the meaning of life and how we tally the "costs" involved.

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

David Lodge uses a lot of mythological imagery and figures throughout "Small World." Using at least three examples, explain how these mythological allusions enhance the story.

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