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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Frank send Tvyordov the morning after the break-in at the shop?

2. While speaking with Lisa about the note Volodya stuck to her in the library, Selwyn appears, and Frank tells him what?

3. Frank is told the Defense Ministry is making him responsible for the burglar to Reid Press, Vladimir Semyonich Grigoriev, and what?

4. In Chapter 25, how does Fitzgerald describe the Reid dacha?

5. Why do the police leave the scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Selwyn describes to Frank his having come upon a woman who might be the individual to serve as the Reid governess, he relates having found her crying at work one day. What is the reason Lisa reportedly gives Selwyn for her tears? Why does Frank find this difficult to imagine taking place as Selwyn describes? What is Lisa's background that Selwyn provides Frank? Delineate the reason the reader believes causes Lisa to cry.

Essay Topic 2

What is the interesting juxtaposition Chapter 16 reflects between traditions under which Reid Press has been operating, and the urgings of Bernov, the modern cost accountant? Explain the contrasts.

Essay Topic 3

Critical in Chapter 12 are the feelings Frank has toward Lisa. How does Penelope Fitzgerald accomplish revealing the state Frank finds himself in? What is the capability Frank has in recognizing and dealing with his instinctive emotions?

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