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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. Whom does Ella think about when she is out of town in 'Yellow Notebook'?

2. Why were friends of Michael's killed by the Communist Party?

3. What does Anna assume about her new roommate?

4. Who moves in with Anna in 'Blue Notebook'?

5. What does Anna write about the Communist Party in the red notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the second dream recorded by Anna in 'Black Notebook'?

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

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

4. What is the novel about Africa about?

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

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

7. Why does Anna put the newspaper clippings in her notebook, and what are they about?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do Anna and Molly become distrustful of the Communist Party, and why do they consider leaving the party? What leads to these feelings? Were they justified?

Essay Topic 3

What side of Anna does 'Black Notebook' show the reader? What do we learn about her and her feelings about her talent?

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