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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 did Lotto and Mathilde date before they eloped?

2. What street does Lotto take as he leaves the building where the symposium was held in Chapter 7 of Fates?

3. During what month did Lotto and his friends dig a big hole on the beach?

4. Where does the character Go in Lancelot's play in Chapter 6 of Fates stay during the entire opera?

5. What is the last sound heard as "The Antigonad" concludes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the main characters in "Ship of Fools"?

2. What does Mathilde suggest that Lotto do two weeks after his accident?

3. Who was selected for a symposium on the future of theater in Chapter 7 of Fates?

4. What happens when a man comes to speak to Lotto after his play "Eleanor of Aquitaine"?

5. Why does Lotto feel that Mathilde needs her sleep toward the end of 'Fates, Chapter 3' when he is awake using his laptop?

6. What does Lotto do after the symposium when his wife disappears?

7. Why is Mathilde angry with Lotto about the play "The Bats"?

8. What happens to Lancelot as he leaves a plane at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Why were Lotto's comments at the symposium just a small bit of news that doesn't last long?

10. Where does Chapter 9 of Fates take place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde's brother died falling down the stairs. How did Mathilde feel about her brother, and was it possible that she had a deliberate part in his death?

Essay Topic 2

Lotto's mother died. How was Lotto affected by the death of his mother and why was he affected in that way?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde never had children. Why was Mathilde so against having children? What did she fear?

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