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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. How far from the Bentwoods do the Holsteins live?

2. What does Sophie do about her hand when she returns home after going out with Charlie?

3. Where did Sophie and Francis first meet alone?

4. What is Charlie's occupation?

5. How does Sophie describe Charlie while she is with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Otto not like Tanya?

2. What does Charlie say when Sophie tells him about the cat bite?

3. What kind of law case does Otto refuse to take on and why?

4. Why did Sophie feel so rushed to get home while she is out alone with Charlie?

5. Why did the Bentwoods never have children?

6. Why did the affair with Francis end?

7. What does Sophie say when she compares Charlie and Francis?

8. Why is Otto so upset with his business partner at the beginning of the book?

9. What happens to the Bentwoods' house when they return from the party?

10. What does Charlie complain to Sophie about Bobby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings their effect on the plot. Why might Paula Fox have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two attributes that are seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear? How does the presence of these feelings change the characters who are involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear? How do they differ in their manifestations?

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