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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. What is wrong with Samuel in Chapter 3 of Fates?

2. During the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates, how old is the girl prodigy who is one of the playwrights?

3. How old is Lotto on New Year's eve in Chapter 3 of Fates?

4. How tall was Gawain?

5. In Chapter 7 of Fates where had Lotto eaten breakfast before the symposium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ladybird think about Olivia in the play Lotto writes in 2003?

2. In Chapter 9 of Fates, what does Chollie ask a bartender to do?

3. Where is "The House in the Grove" set and who are the characters in Act II, Scene I?

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

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

6. What is the name and topic of a play that Lotto writes in 2001?

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

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

9. Who was Leo Sen and what happened to him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lotto dies. How does Mathilde deal with her grief and why does her grief consume her to the point where she struggles with everyday life?

Essay Topic 2

Mathilde felt that Chollie was responsible for Lotto's death. Why was Chollie responsible for Lotto's death?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde arranged for Lotto's first play to be financed by her Uncle. How did Mathilde contribute to Lotto's success, and would he have been as successful without her?

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