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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. Why does Dee wear a shirt under her sleeveless dress to the church?
2. What does Dee ask the proprietor to tell her?
3. How does Lipsey get the address of where Dee is staying in Livorno?
4. What does Peter take from the supply room at Meunier's?
5. What does Peter Usher go to see Mr. Dixon about?
Short Essay Questions
1. After leaving Dee's apartment, where does Lipsey trace her to and what does he discover there?
2. The opening of Julian's gallery is much tougher than he expected. How is Julian in need before he even opens the doors and what does he do about it? How does he fare in his quest?
3. How does Lipsey fail in getting information from the old man who knew Modigliani and who had given information to Dee?
4. What party do Samantha and Tom attend and what crucial event happens there?
5. What information does the rabbi give Dee that will help her further her search?
6. Why does Julian steal and sell his wife's car?
7. How is mystery set up almost immediately?
8. Who is Modigliani and what significance does he have to the story?
9. What will Anne's role be in the forgery scam?
10. What point does Samantha attempt to make about the movies she has made and the movies that she wants to make?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you identify the mystery of the novel and explain how the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Ken Follett writes an introduction to the book explaining what he had set out to do. What does he state and does he accomplish his task?
Essay Topic 3
How is the end of the novel a twist in regards to Mike Arnaz? Did the reader expect Mike to be such a major player in the scandal? Does the twist add to the depth of the novel? In what way does it or does it not? Did Follett intend to surprise the reader? Does it play into the genre?
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