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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. In what year is Offshore, Human Voices, the Beginning of Spring set?
2. In an effort to ingratiate himself with neighboring businesses, Frank arranges to pay for what?
3. Frank calls whom immediately after reading Nellie's letter?
4. What does Bert die of?
5. When Frank arrives where his children were said to be at, he is told they are now where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is it Frank can see in Chapter 24 regarding the impression Volodya has made upon Lisa?
2. What is it Selwin seeks to tell Frank at Rusalochka's, but is hesitant to do so in front of Kuriatin?
3. What custom does Lisa partake in on the day prior to Palm Sunday that surprises Frank?
4. What does Frank do to prevent the break-in to Reid Press from escalating into a major security matter?
5. How is it that Frank learns the reason why in Chapter 26 the Defense Ministry not only releases him from responsibility for Volodya, but also encourages him to depart Russia at his earliest opportunity?
6. What is an interesting contrast between Frank Reid and Selwyn Crane?
7. What does Frank tell those he finds awake when he arrives home after the break-in?
8. What sort of business transaction does Frank have with Kuriatin in Chapter 8 that now appears to be repeating itself in Chapter 12?
9. What does Frank do after they leave the Defense Ministry that apparently prompts Volodya to suggest they forgive each other, and how does Frank initially respond?
10. In what context does Penelope Fitzgerald use the term "spiritual" in The Beginning of Spring?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Penelope Fitzgerald displays Frank as a thoughtful and caring manager in Chapter 5. Yet it is in that very chapter that he lets Korobyev go. Is this not a contradiction? What does Frank tell Agafya, the tea women, when she begs for him to take Korobyev back on? Is Frank sympathetic and kind, or merely equitable?
Essay Topic 2
What background regarding Nellie does the reader gain in Chapter 3? Where does Frank meet her? Describe her unique personality. How does she approach life? What are examples of this?
Essay Topic 3
Talking with Selwyn in Chapter 20, Charlie notes that Dolly is adept in the kitchen. Selwyn replies that if adult women and men live simply, doing tasks as the need arises, their children will soon seek to join in. Why does Charlie make the comment about Dolly initially? Following Selwyn's response, why is it Charlie then asks if he thought Nellie lived simply? Why does Selwyn offer no reply?
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