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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 confess to Vernon on the phone?

2. Where are the pictures of Julian taken?

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

4. What is Vernon afraid of?

5. What do both Clive and Vernon fail to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose Garmony reveal the pictures of her husband?

2. How is Vernon's fortune been reversed?

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

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

5. How does Clive undermine his moral authority?

6. Describe the photos that Vernon has of Julian.

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

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

9. What conclusions does Clive come to about his relationship with Vernon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a moral in Amsterdam? Is Ian McEwan trying to teach a lesson through his work? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Determine the climax, introduction, resolution, and rising action in the novel. Use at least four quotes from the novel, and your reasoning behind your opinions.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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