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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 does Rita-Lu mate with after the death of Mr. Jeb?

2. What kind of medication did John take to keep working?

3. How many southern chimps remain after Mr. Jeb's death and after a chimpanzee fight?

4. Who fires Hope?

5. At the end of the story, what does Hope give up trying to find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hope learn about Eugene and Ian on her way back to Grosso Arvore after her kidnapping?

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

3. Describe Ian and Hope's escape from their captors.

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

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

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

7. What discrepancies does Hope learn about Usman's past and how does she learn them?

8. What is Hopes catastrophe theory? She says there are seven types, but only addresses two. Briefly discuss the difference in the two she outlines.

9. 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?

10. What is Hope's relationship with Mallabar at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss the rising action in "Brazzaville Beach." How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow, taking into consideration that Hope tells two stories simultaneously?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the main character, Hope, and her growth throughout the novel. Support your statements about her growth by quoting the book and using secondary sources as needed.

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay and give examples of foreshadowing and how it was used effectively or ineffectively.

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