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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. What type of conversation does Philippa find to be boring?

2. Where does Philippa talk to Mary when Philippa visits her?

3. Who is too timid to enjoy the food she prepares?

4. Where is the real estate office that Philippa visits in Chapter 13?

5. Who tries to talk Philippa out of going to see her biological mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Philippa's adoptive father?

2. Why does Philippa go to see a social worker?

3. Discuss the death of Julie Scase.

4. Discuss Philippa's trip to visit her biological parents.

5. Discuss the manuscript that Mary gives Philippa.

6. What does Philippa do during the weeks before Mary's release from prison?

7. Discuss how Philippa finds a flat to rent.

8. What happens when Philippa arrives at the prison to visit Mary Ducton?

9. Discuss the first few days of Mary's release from prison.

10. Who is Norman Scase and what does he celebrate in "Book 1, Proof of Identity: Chapter 8"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the relationship between Philippa and Mary Ducton and the role it plays in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the idea of fantasies in the novel and the effects it has on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Maurice and Hilda and the effects their relationship have on Philippa.

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