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

Short Answer Questions

1. The day before Charlie is to return to Great Britain, he joins Frank en route to work how far?

2. What are Dolly and Ben doing when Frank arrives home following the after hours incident at Reid Press?

3. In Chapter 24, why is it the staff begins packing as though the children will be gone for months rather than a few days?

4. What does Frank purchase Volodya as they walk away from the Defense Ministry?

5. The Reid dacha is closely surrounded by trees as the forest had been cut when?

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

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 3

It is interesting to see what transpires during the meal Kuriatin has invited Frank to have with him at Rusalochka's tearoom. What are the two apparent motives Kuriatin has for taking Frank out? What effect does the brief appearance of Selwyn, and his spurning Kuriatin's invitation to join the pair, have upon Kuriatin? What is the outcome of this event and its significance?

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