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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. What city does Rosa visit where her father's ex-wife lives?

2. Who does the woman in the nightgown make Rosa worry about?

3. What will England always be like for Rosa, as noted in the last page of Part Two?

4. What occurs on June 16, 1976 in South Africa?

5. At Donna's party, what is the Englishman's opinion of Utopia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who in Rosa's family is arrested and why?

2. What does Bernard say that the trip to Corsica is all about and what does it actually turn out to be?

3. Where does Rosa's passbook allow her to go, and not go? Why is she allowed in certain places and not others?

4. In Pages 262-290, how does Rosa become part of France?

5. Who does Rosa meet at the bar and what happens between them?

6. What is Greer's trial all about, and what is its outcome for Greer?

7. Who comes to dine on asparagus with Rosa and Katya and what advice do they give Rosa?

8. What is the reason for Flora's party? What specifically do the women discuss?

9. What does Katya share with Rosa about her past in the beginning of Pages 262-290?

10. How do Katya and Rosa handle the idea of Lionel in their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flora arrives at the prison and knocks hard at the door the door to be let in to drop off a package for Rosa and Clare. How have things come full circle based on this scene? Explain the irony of the circle.

Essay Topic 2

What is the fundamental difference between Clare and Rosa?

Essay Topic 3

Rosa says that it is difficult to live in a country that still has heroes. What does she mean by that, and how does it affect her decision to return home?

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