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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. Where do James' parents have their home, Woodlands?

2. What does Holly change her name to in Chapter 20?

3. How many acres is the home of James' parents in Surrey?

4. At breakfast in Chapter 26, what color shirt is James wearing?

5. What color wellies does Emily have in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, why is Ali not going right to bed after the house is quiet?

2. What is Charles and Tuppence's home like?

3. In Chapter 17, why do James and Tom exit the restaurant quickly?

4. How many times did Olivia have sex with James at the House of Commons before the time in the elevator?

5. On May 1, when is the jury sent out to deliberate?

6. What does Holly do after James rapes her?

7. Why is Sophie not sure she believes James when she listens to his testimony in Chapter 25?

8. In Chapter 28, what does Sophie realize about her relationship with James?

9. Why does Ali go to see Kate in Chapter 24, and what agreement do they come to?

10. After reading about the Whitehouse case in Chapter 21, what does Ali begin to speculate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Kate/Holly left Oxford, she transformed herself. How and why did Kate/Holly undergo a metamorphosis after leaving Oxford?

Essay Topic 2

Holly is a different person at Oxford before the rape. How did Holly have to hide who she was in high school? Why is Holly a different person at Oxford? What freedom does she find at Oxford? How does she find her identity at Oxford?

Essay Topic 3

Kate comments that rape by associates rarely leads to the conviction of the perpetrator. What examples are there in Anatomy of a Scandal that show that rape by associates rarely leads to the conviction of the perpetrator? How do double standards lead to perpetrators getting away with their crimes?

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