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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 long does Maria tell Ralf to wait before seeing her again?

2. What does Ralf confess to Maria?

3. What book does Maria return to the library in Chapter 27?

4. What does Maria continually do for her surprise guest in Chapter 23?

5. How much money does Maria take out of her bank account?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maria feel about going home after she tells Milan she is quitting?

2. How does Maria react to Ralf coming to visit her at work?

3. Describe what the Violet Rod is.

4. Why does Maria hesitate about going to the exhibition with Ralf?

5. Describe the scene that Maria witnesses between her 2 coworkers.

6. How do Maria and Ralf connect in their first time when he is her customer?

7. Describe Maria and Ralf's first experience when he is her customer.

8. Describe how Maria's second experience with Terence is different from the first.

9. How does Maria feel about her home and Geneva after her first experience with Ralf?

10. What happens between Maria and Ralf the night before Maria is to fly home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Maria continuously ignores her instincts throughout the novel. How does this have great importance on Maria's behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the title's significance and how Maria determines her calculations.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Maria's mentality of what a woman's role is with that of the mentality of most women living in the twenty-first century.

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