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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is David's response to Bev's comment that she can tell he likes animals?
(a) He says he never realized it, but he does in fact like animals.
(b) He says he can take them or leave them.
(c) He says that, in fact, he doesn't like animals.
(d) He says he eats them.

2. On the evening of the visit of this unwelcome visitor, what possession of David's is vandalized?
(a) His car.
(b) His office.
(c) His classroom.
(d) His house.

3. What is the setting of the play that Melanie is in?
(a) Coventry.
(b) South Africa.
(c) London.
(d) Ireland.

4. Who does David request to speak to after class?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Melanie.
(c) The unwelcome visitor.
(d) Lara.

5. What is the subject of the poem that David discusses in Chapter 4?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Italy.
(c) The Alps.
(d) An oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Melanie and David enter his house, what does he offer her?

2. Who is Farodia Rassool?

3. Lucy says Bev admires David. What is the reason Lucy says that Bev admires David?

4. On the walk David and Lucy go on near her house, they discuss the cycads. What are cycads?

5. Before the exam, David receives a phone call. Who calls him?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the attack on Lucy's farm, how does David try to comfort Lucy and what is her reaction?

2. When David goes to visit Lucy, what is his observation of Lucy's country life?

3. When David puts on soft music and offers wine, he describes this as a ritual. What is this a ritual for?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, David suggests Melanie stay and quotes poetry. What is it that makes Melanie's demeanor change at this moment?

5. When Melanie's boyfriend is in the class, the other students are even quieter than they usually are. How might one interpret this silence?

6. In what way might Lucy's concern for flowers and animals be representative of an archetypal figure in literature?

7. How does Melanie's cousin Pauline treat David over the telephone when he calls for Melanie?

8. What does it mean when Ms. Rassool says that they, the committee, may have a duty to protect David from himself?

9. After Melanie's boyfriend confronts David in his office, he comes to class with Melanie. What is his purpose for this visit?

10. Although David ultimately agrees to volunteer to work for Bev Shaw, what is his first reason for not wanting to work as a volunteer?

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