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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. How many friends of Michael's were killed by the Communist Party in 'Red Notebook'?

2. What has happened towards the end of 'Blue Notebook' in Anna's sessions with Mother Sugar?

3. In what part of 'Black Notebook' does Anna dream?

4. What is Anna on a quest for in this novel?

5. What is a new addition to Anna's novel in 'Yellow Notebook'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Anna stop writing in her diary?

4. What is happening between Richard and Marion in Free Women: 1?

5. What happens when a magazine requests pages from Anna's journal?

6. Why is the structure of this novel described as complex?

7. In Free Women: 1, why is Richard worried about Tommy?

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

9. What does Ella think about suicide?

10. Why is it odd that Anna signs up for the Communist Party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Anna is in psychoanalysis with Mrs. Marks, and what Anna thinks of the process.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Anna and Molly's realizations that the Communist Party will never change, and explore whether they were naive to think that it would.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ella and Anna, and the emptiness of their lives. How are their depressions similar?

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