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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 Vernon criticize in Chapter Four?

2. What is Clive doing when he sees an argument occur?

3. What does Vernon show Clive when they see each other?

4. What does Julian's wife unveil to the media?

5. Which pair of characters disagrees about publishing photos of Julian in The Judge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Vernon's fortune been reversed?

2. What is Frank's role in Vernon's resignation?

3. What role does Clive believe he plays in his relationship with Vernon? What role does Vernon play in the relationship, according to Clive?

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

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

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

7. Why does Clive oppose Vernon's plan to post the pictures?

8. What is Vernon's plan for the photos of Julian?

9. How is Clive unethical?

10. Describe the photos that Vernon has of Julian.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does each character achieve their overall goal in the novel? Does each character get the revenge they seek? How do you think each character feels at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How is the title of the novel relevant to the plot? What hints are there that the novel ends in Amsterdam, other than the title? What is assumed from the title?

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