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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 Clive ask Vernon to do?

2. How does George get the photos?

3. Why does Vernon claim he can't meet with Clive in Chapter Two?

4. Where does Vernon visit Clive in Chapter Two?

5. What is Vernon's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Julian's career potentially being ruined by the photos being published in The Judge?

2. Describe George and Molly's relationship.

3. How does Vernon plan to use the photos?

4. Does George have ulterior motives in giving Vernon the photos to publish of Julian?

5. Why does Molly's funeral inspire Clive?

6. Describe the article about euthanasia that is featured in The Judge.

7. Paired with another symbol from the novel, the article about euthanasia foreshadows a future event. What is this event, and what is the other symbol?

8. Describe Clive's character.

9. How are George, Clive, Vernon, and Julian connected?

10. How does George get the photos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Clive lose his moral authority over Vernon? What else does this undermine? Does this change your opinion of his character? Are any of the characters more virtuous than others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the ways in which each character fails to see their own shortcomings, even up to the end of the novel where the only thing that all of them cares about is revenge.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the parallels between the lives of Clive and Vernon? Discuss other parallels that occur throughout the novel.

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