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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tommy angry with someone in 'Blue Notebook'?
(a) He is angry with Molly for marrying his father.
(b) He is angry with his mother for leaving his father.
(c) His is angry with Anna for discussing his relationship.
(d) He is angry with his father for leaving his mother.

2. What does Anna realize about her novel in the black notebook and its readers?
(a) That her readers don't care.
(b) That they have taken her seriously when they weren't supposed to.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) That her readers understand her perfectly.

3. What happens when Anna means to write about the events of the day in 'Blue Notebook'?
(a) She writes one page and stops.
(b) She writes as much as she can.
(c) She throws away the Blue Notebook.
(d) She puts it off.

4. Who is Ella's boyfriend?
(a) Richard.
(b) Paul.
(c) Marion.
(d) Tommy.

5. After Anna makes dinner for herself and Michael, what happens?
(a) He arrives late.
(b) He calls and Anna begs him to come over.
(c) He arrives early.
(d) He doesn't show up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Anna write about in the black notebook?

2. Who is researching Quemoy?

3. What is Ella busy trying to do in the beginning of 'Yellow Notebook'?

4. Who feels completely alone in 'Yellow Notebook'?

5. For three years, what kind of entries is there in the black notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens before Anna decides to keep one notebook in the 'Blue Notebook'?

2. What does Ella decide about affairs in 'Yellow Notebook'?

3. How is the second company's idea insulting to Anna?

4. Why does Ella feel completely alone in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?

5. How does Ella meet Paul Tanner?

6. How is the first company's proposal for Anna's novel to turn it into a movie insulting to her?

7. Describe Anna's emotions in response to the reaction of the novel "Frontiers of War".

8. What happens on Ella's flight home from Paris?

9. In what way does Anna use the black notebook to recount her experiences in Africa?

10. What happens in Anna's dream about the Russian peasant vase?

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