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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 delighted by Oswald's dousing at the party in Chapter 6?

2. What character from Roo's childhood fantasy did Fred resemble?

3. When remembering Roo, Fred thinks of her where?

4. Help Yourself primarily employs what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vinnie get to her flat from the airport at the end of Chapter 1?

2. Why do the Vogelers feel Fred getting involved with Rosemary is a mistake?

3. Describe the problems caused by Fred's physique.

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

5. Describe each character's actions after Jimbo's car drives up.

6. What are the unfortunate similarities between Chuck and Vinnie?

7. What reasons does Chuck cite as to why he's depressed in Chapter 5?

8. Why does Fred leave the Vogelers' angry in Chapter 2?

9. Describe the decor of the Billings' house.

10. Why does Vinnie think both Rosemary and Fred appear to be improved by their relationship when she sees them during intermission in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

After making love to Chuck, Vinnie doesn't want her friends to find out. Why would Vinnie become intimate with someone and then want to keep it a secret? What is the worst that could happen if someone found out what they had done? Does Vinnie's desire to keep their relationship secret stem from Chuck's physical appearance or his personality? What does Vinnie try to change about Chuck?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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