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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. Who is Dermot?

2. What does Frank tell Mick?

3. What do Frank's siblings do while he is at the pub?

4. For what is Frank thankful concerning his siblings?

5. What does Kevin say was in the house for a while after Frank left?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frank have to take Holly back to her mom's and what is Olivia's response?

2. What did Frank do for years after becoming a cop concerning Rosie?

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

4. What does Shay say about his job and his future plans?

5. What is the outcome of the short vignette?

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

7. Why does Frank start searching the neighborhood?

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

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

10. What does Holly say to her father about Dermot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faithful Place: A Novel like most mystery novels involves the act of murder. Discuss the following:

1. What is murder? Is the act of murder always clearly murder?

2. Do you think the death of Rosie is tragic? Why or why not. What about Kevin?

3. Is murder ever justified? Why or why not.

4. Do you think Shay should suffer capital punishment for the murder of Rosie? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Tana French.

2. What in French's background may have helped her in writing "Faithful Place"? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Faithful Place". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think French chooses the symbols she does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think French chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss French's use (or lack ) of literary device ( such as allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns) and how they add or detract from the story. Does French use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

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