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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 much time does Barry promise her?

2. How tall is Maggie?

3. In what year did Will Shepherd's father kill himself?

4. How does the hostess feel about it?

5. What is the name of the studio Barbra Streisand records "Loss of Grace" in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Winnie Lawrence convince Will to play for the American team even though Will is convinced they don't have a chance?

2. Why is Maggie writing all of this from a prison cell?

3. What two events in the park change Will?

4. What is the largest explanation that Maggie has to clarify?

5. What two things does Will claim are his salvation?

6. What are the issues that bring Phillip to the edge of insanity and make him want to kill his family?

7. How does Will's new headmaster at Fulham Road Primary School describe Will?

8. Why does Maggie make the decision to shoot Phillip?

9. How does Barry respond to the songs that Maggie sings in her audition for him?

10. What prompts Patrick to name his world class hotel after a woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greed is powerful motivation for extreme behavior. Which characters exhibit greed in this novel and how? What are the circumstances that make greed an issue and what is at stake? How does this greed manifest itself? What kinds of parallels do we see every day in real life where greed is directly responsible for extreme behavior? Give some examples of greed in high powered positions in life.

Essay Topic 2

Stardom comes with a price as both Maggie and Will discover. What is the highest price of fame? What other issues come from being a star caliber personality, whether it is through athletics or performing arts? How can someone in either of these categories minimize the effects their stardom will have on relationships, privacy, living conditions, etc?

Essay Topic 3

Maggie chooses two men who put her through the wringer. Is her attraction to violent men something that comes from habit? What makes a woman choose the same personality traits over and over again in a mate? It is said that women choose men that remind them of their fathers. Is that true? How are we programmed to choose a mate? What characteristics are we looking for and why are they the things that we are attracted to?

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