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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 does Chance feel about EE being in bed next to him once they get home?

2. After the U.N. reception, where does EE take Chance?

3. Where does EE ask Chance to accompany her the day after the dinner party?

4. What was Chance watching on TV when the inspectors arrived?

5. Why does Chance believe that the sense of sight is better than the sense of touch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mr. Rand tells Chance that he admires his peacefulness. What is it about Chance that makes him appear so at ease?

2. In what way does the President incorporate Chance's words on gardening into his speech at the Financial Institute?

3. What was one of Grunmann's concerns about what Gardiner might be up to? Why is it discounted?

4. Why does Chance hesitate when the President asks him about The Street?

5. Why is the President beginning to become suspicious of Chauncy Gardiner in Chapter 5?

6. What does Chance find so amazing as he awaits his turn to join the TV show?

7. What is Skrapinov told about Gardiner's political agenda?

8. Sulkin submits a tape of Gardiner's appearance on THIS EVENING for psychiatric, neurological and linguistic analysis. What is discovered?

9. What is the bad joke that Grunmann begins to make when speaking to the President in Chapter 6?

10. In what way does Chance inadvertently stun the journalists interviewing him after the U.N. gala?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there any symbolism in the character of black Louise? If so, elaborate upon who or what she symbolizes. If not, explain her reason for being in the story.

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

Chance's father is never revealed in the book. It is only implied that the Old Man may be his actual father.

A) Explain why Jerzy Kosinski may have decided to keep the Old Man's identity so mysterious.

B) Other than Chance's father, who could the Old Man symbolize? Why?

C) Explore the Old Man's personality keeping in mind that he may be Chance's father.

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