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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. How many shirts has Sophie had dry-cleaned for James in Chapter 25?

2. What color suit does the female solicitor from CPS wear on April 26?

3. On April 27, how much time does the judge tell the jury they will have off from the Whitehouse case?

4. Where does Angela Regan tell Kate that Sophie has gone in Chapter 16?

5. How many missed calls does Kate have from Ali when she checks her messages on April 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kate questions James, what is her strategy?

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

3. Why is Sophie planning on returning to London in Chapter 23?

4. What is James thinking about the damage he and the Libertines are doing at the Cock restaurant in Chapter 17?

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

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

7. How does it appear that Angela sees Kitty during the trial?

8. How is Kate coping with losing James' case?

9. In Chapter 23, what are Sophie's children doing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Vaughan use artistic license to create the realistic background of Anatomy of a Scandal?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Anatomy of a Scandal? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Vaughan uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Anatomy of a Scandal to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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