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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. According to Hope, what kind of events or situations are reversible?

2. Who does Hope join when she reaches the abandoned village?

3. Who greets Hope when she gets rescued after Almicar dies?

4. Who gets taken hostage at a blockade?

5. Who has come to town to retrieve Hope and return to Grosso Arvore after her kidnapping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What chore does Almicar ask Hope to help him with? What is the purpose of the chore?

2. According to Hope, what are life's three important questions?

3. Vail makes two sexual overtures to Hope in the novel. When do they occur and what is common about both occasions?

4. What, briefly, is the mathematical set John dreams of creating and where is he while he is tries to develop it?

5. In the end, what lesson does Hope say she's learned about life?

6. How does Hope learn of a night-time chimpanzee fight and what does she discover with the information?

7. How does Hope's discovery among the chimps show her that she and John are not so different? What is it that they have in common?

8. What are John's answers to life's three important questions?

9. What explanation was given to Hope about the death of Usman and why does she believe it?

10. What happens when Hope finally gets Eugene to go with her on an observation?

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 the primary theme of "Brazzaville Beach"? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel? Give examples from the novel to support your positions.

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not? What is unique about the author's choice in the case of "Brazzaville Beach"?

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