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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 is given to Philippa as a gift in "Book 3, Acts of Violence: Chapter 7"?

2. What will take Norman several days to do?

3. Who visits Philippa in the epilogue?

4. Who works as a telephone operator at a hotel?

5. Who does Gabriel call in order to find Philippa's address?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philippa learn from Maurice when she goes to Caldecote Terrace in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 8"?

2. What does Norman discover about Mary in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 1"?

3. Discuss the fight between Maurice and Hilda in "Book 2, An Order of Release: Chapter 19".

4. What does Philippa find when walking into her flat in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 12"?

5. Discuss Hilda's job.

6. What does Norman intend to steal and why?

7. What does Philippa do about Mary's death?

8. What does Norman learn while watching the house on Caldecote Terrace?

9. Discuss the events that lead to Norman's theft.

10. Discuss the telephone conversation between Hilda and Gabriel in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 3"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast and the relationship between Philippa and her adoptive parents with that of her biological parents.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of death in the novel and the reasons for its occurrence.

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