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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. Where does the late-night caller in Chapter 5 invite Vinnie?

2. What do the Vogelers feel destroyed Britain?

3. What does Vinnie do about Chuck's defeatism in Chapter 5?

4. Who will Vinnie attend the English National Opera with?

5. Fred's friends Debby and Joe are both what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Fred's concerns at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What does Edwin say has him concerned about Mrs. Harris at the party in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Vinnie think that a relationship between Fred and Rosemary can be nothing more than a fling?

4. Describe Chuck's appearance when he arrives at Vinnie's house late at night in Chapter 5.

5. Describe Fido.

6. Describe the game played in Chapter 4 of Posy's version of charades.

7. What does Fred's father think of Roo?

8. Describe the man seated next to Vinnie on the plane.

9. Why does Vinnie think the man sitting next to her should be particularly shunned?

10. What causes Vinnie to lose her temper with Chuck at the end of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Vinnie's vivid imagination pictures terrible things happening to Zimmern. Describe one of the fantasies and the events that cause her to think about Zimmern. Has she ever met Zimmern? Why does she despise him so much?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between plot and theme? Does theme affect plot? Does plot affect theme? List three examples of themes in Foreign Affairs and describe how they relate to the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Posy's husband, Jimbo, knows she has a lover. He is OK with it so long as he never has to see the lover's face and his family life is not disrupted. How is this relationship more in line with Fred's impression of British open marriages? How does it differ from Fred's relationship with his wife?

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