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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. After Anna makes dinner for herself and Michael, what happens?

2. What happens when Anna means to write about the events of the day in 'Blue Notebook'?

3. When Anna sees a man on the streets of London in 'Black Notebook', what does it remind her of?

4. In 'Black Notebook', what is the idea to change the novel's theme?

5. Who is Harry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sign in the last 'Yellow Notebook' that Anna has lost her writer's block?

2. Why does Molly agree not to send in Anna's doubts about the Communist Party?

3. Whom does Anna try to help with a petition and why?

4. Describe the conversation in 'Red Notebook' between Anna and Jimmy.

5. What sign does the reader have that Anna had been disillusioned for a while with the Communist Party?

6. Why does Anna stop writing in her diary?

7. How does Anna feel after Michael doesn't show up at her home when she prepares dinner for both of them?

8. What reason does Michael have to cry in his sleep, as described in 'Red Notebook'?

9. How does Anna retaliate against the attempts to simplify her novel when making it into a movie?

10. What conflict does Ella have with Dr. West?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the cause of Anna's disillusionment with her novel in 'Black Notebook'; how does this disillusion manifest itself?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Ella's obsession with Paul's wife. Be sure to talk about the reasons behind her jealousy of the wife.

Essay Topic 3

Why doesn't Anna separate herself completely from the Communist Party when she becomes fearful of it?

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