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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. Where do researchers eat dinner?

2. What does someone want to purchase from a Syrian friend?

3. To whom does the object that Hope finds while getting an item to give to her husband before bed belong?

4. Which old chimp was brutally beaten and left for dead?

5. What does the research leader say about the tossed bundle tested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the theory that Hope explains to Ian about the war among the chimps?

2. What is the role of Rita-Mae to the chimps?

3. Hope agrees not to tell anyone her discoveries about the chimps for fear of being fired. What does she decide to do with the information?

4. What does Hope learn about John in a discussion with Bogden Lewkovitch? What does she not reveal in the discussion?

5. How does Ian relate to Mallibar when he disagrees with Vail's theory about the chimps?

6. What disconcerting event happens when Hope and John take a short holiday together?

7. What is the "mockman" and from where does the term derive?

8. Describe John's research work early in his marriage to Hope.

9. How and when does Hope learn of John's infidelity?

10. How does Hope meet John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Hope's good and bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What interests and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in "Brazzaville Beach"? Explain your answers and give an overview of William Boyd's life. Reference secondary materials to support your discussion.

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