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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. Where is Philippa a student, in the epilogue?

2. Who makes up most of the employees who work with Philippa and Mary?

3. Who walks in on Maurice having an affair with a young woman?

4. What does Philippa write and have published?

5. Why is Norman disappointed in "Book 3, Acts of Violence: Chapter 6"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What grows for Norman as he continues to follow Mary?

6. How does Mary die?

7. Discuss the gift that Mary gives Philippa.

8. What does Norman intend to steal and why?

9. What does Philippa find at Mary's death scene?

10. Discuss Hilda's job.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of a protagonist and an antagonist. Include how this idea is used in the novel, what characters fall into the category of protagonist and antagonist, and the effects this has on the story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the plot of the story and the importance of having a clear and understandable plot.

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