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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. Why does Frank park far away from his family home?

2. What might Rosie be having a difficult time doing in the Prologue?

3. What do Frank and Kevin talk about that brings up the mention of a dog?

4. Where did Frank search for information about Rosie once he becomes a cop?

5. To what does Frank think back as he is talking about Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank ask about the suitcase when he walks in his house and what does the family say?

2. What does the Technical Bureau find in the basement at number 16?

3. What scene is portrayed in the Prologue?

4. What do Frank and Scorcher talk about when they go to a local pub?

5. Who else arrives on the scene, and why do none of the cops acknowledge Frank?

6. What does Frank discuss with Kevin and what is Kevin's input?

7. Who does Frank visit and what does he learn?

8. Why was Frank's mother going to come down to the pub?

9. Who has left a frantic message on Frank's phone and what is the message?

10. What does the reader learn about Frank in the opening to Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation of how Frank wants to keep his distance from his family and yet his daughter Holly loves spending time with Frank's family. Discuss two other ironic situations in "Faithful Place".

2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from "Faithful Place". What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?

3. Discuss five literary devices that occur in "Faithful Place" and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Faithful Place". Questions that French most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the French' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss French's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of French and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

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