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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. When Chance refers to the "room upstairs", he refers to the room he is presently occupying. What does Mr. Rand believe he means?

2. Where is Louise originally from?

3. What do readers know about the fat maid?

4. What does Chance do when Mr. Franklin gives him a piece of paper to read and sign?

5. What does Mr. Rand ask Chance to think over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Chance acted appropriately in response to the Old Man's death in Chapter 1?

2. Why does EE change Chance's name when he introduces himself?

3. Why does Chance pretend to be able to read the paper that the lawyer gives him to sign?

4. Why is Mr. Rand so impressed at dinner with Chance's description of having a suitable garden?

5. Why does Chance wear sunglasses to meet with the lawyer and his assistant?

6. Why can't the new maid in the Old Man's house vouch for Chance belonging there?

7. In Chapter 1, when Chance is in the garden, what is his mood?

8. Readers discover how Chance got his name in Chapter 1. How did he get his name?

9. When Chance goes upstairs to the study in Chapter 2, who is waiting for him there and what do they want?

10. By Chapter 3, the author has shown the reader what Chance's personality is like. How would a reader describe Chance's personality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It can be said that throughout the book Chance is simply passing through the scenes on his way to somewhere else, with the Old Man's briefcase and suit. Where is Chance's ultimate destination? Why is he only passing through instead of stopping?

Essay Topic 2

In light of Mr. Franklin's not remembering who Chauncey is, what does this say about first impressions? How could this relate to racial profiling in a way? What could it be that made Chance so unmemorable then and such a media darling later in the book? Support your statements with scenes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

The author, Jerzy Kosinski, is originally from Poland and was born in 1933. He has a Master's Degree in history and political science.

A) How would these facts about the author qualify him to write a well-thought out political satire?

B) What is the main political theme that the author is satirizing in the book?

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