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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 does Farrell say he will have to do before he can be questioned?

2. Who is expected to be behind the kidnapping of Mrs. Pollifax?

3. What time is it when the airplane containing Mrs. Pollifax descends?

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax give examples of involving something she lacks?

5. How is Mrs. Pollifax drugged in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax meets Carstairs?

2. Discuss the location that Mrs. Pollifax arrives at during her capture as well as the ailment she suffers.

3. What does Carstairs learn from the Communique he receives?

4. What happens when Carstairs begins talking about the "Mexico City fiasco" in Chapter 11?

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax accuse General Perdido of doing and is her accusation justified?

6. What does Farrell inform about himself involving his job as a spy?

7. Discuss the reaction of Mrs. Pollifax's children involving her trip to Mexico City.

8. What occurs when Mrs. Pollifax wakes up after she is drugged?

9. What occurs while Mrs. Pollifax is at her doctor's office in Chapter 1?

10. Discuss the conversation Mrs. Pollifax has when going to Parrot Bookstore the second time.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between General Perdido and Carstairs.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the organization in the novel and the role it plays.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship Mrs. Pollifax has with her children and the effect it has on the story.

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