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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. Who gives the nearby river a name?

2. What kept the hotel at which the researchers vacationed from being completed?

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

4. What is Gunter's nationality?

5. When did the chimp research project that Hope is working on begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John react when Hope confronts him about his behavior at the lake?

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

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

5. Why does Hope want to leave the researchers' holiday early to return to camp?

6. Other than funding, what uncontrollable obstacle does Mallabar's research team face? How does the obstacle affect their work?

7. Why is Eugene considered a chimp expert?

8. What happens to Hope's hut while on a supply run? How, according to Mallabar, did this occur?

9. The trip for supplies is not an easy one. Why does Hope look forward to making the trip?

10. How does Hope meet John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define exposition and discuss exposition in this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in "Brazzaville Beach"? How does the author switch the exposition as Hope switches her story lines?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of John. Was he a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence from the story and include definitions of major and minor character.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between tone and mood? What was the tone of this novel? What was the mood? Was it consistent throughout or did it vary? Define the terms tone and mood and use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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