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

2. In 'Blue Notebook', Janet leaves before who awakes?

3. Where is Anna's new roommate from?

4. Where does Ella go after her break from her boyfriend?

5. Who does Harry work with in his job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Anna's ideas for novels and short stories in the last 'Yellow Notebook' based on?

4. What does Anna think the danger of Janet walking in on her and Michael represents, and how does it make her feel?

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

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

7. What does marriage mean in the Communist Party?

8. Why is Molly dismayed after attending a Community Party meeting with young people?

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

10. What is Anna scared when she reads her notebooks again in 'Blue Notebook'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conflict the character of Tommy faces with choosing a future career. How does he handle making the decision, and how do his parents play a part in this conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ella's insight about free women towards the end of the novel. What does she realize about being a free woman in the world of married men? Why do you think she finally had this powerful thought? How will it change her actions? Should she have realized this earlier in her life?

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