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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 other story runs in the newspaper with the photos of Julian?

2. What consequence does Vernon consider to posting the pictures?

3. What does Vernon look like when Clive sees him for the first time after Vernon receives the pictures.

4. By publishing the pictures, who does Vernon betray?

5. Why doesn't Clive want to tell the police what he sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clive undermine his moral authority?

2. Why doesn't Clive contact the police about what he witnesses at the hiking trail?

3. What inspires Clive when he goes hiking?

4. What affect does the revealed photo have on Julian Garmony's career?

5. Is Vernon really a victim? If so, what is he a victim of?

6. How is Clive unethical?

7. Are Clive and Vernon hypocrites? Why or why not?

8. Is one of the men more morally right than the other?

9. What obstacles stand in the way of Vernon's plan for Julian's photos?

10. Why does Clive confess that he sees a violent attack to Vernon?

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

Is there a protagonist in Amsterdam? Why or why not? Is there an antagonist in the novel? Why or why not? What is significant about the protagonist and antagonist roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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