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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. Who is Florentyna's work partner?
2. Who is the unreliable source that feeds information to William in Chapter 23?
3. Where does Abel relocate his headquarters to when he gets divorced?
4. Which floor does Abel omit from his rebuilt burned hotel?
5. What does William say about his grandchildren when he first meets them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Abel not surprised to see the media when he returns home from Turkey? Why is the media really waiting at the airport for him?
2. How does Florentyna manage to get a job on her own merits?
3. Why does Florentyna reject her father's offer to manage all the hotel gift shops in his chain?
4. What upsets Abel and provokes him to become a Congressional lobbyist?
5. How does Abel feel about the revenge he has had against William? How does it affect his family-life?
6. Why do William and Abel both attend the grand opening of Florentyna's alone, without their families?
7. What secret is Matthew keeping from his father and why?
8. What is the obvious reason that William is glad to see Abel's success in reopening the Chicago hotel?
9. Discuss Abel's military career. What did he want out of it and what did he get out of it?
10. When does William realize he has known Abel for a very long time? What made him realize it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Select a different type of conflict and explain how this story would have differed under that particular type of conflict.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the sequence of this book. How does the author tell the story of Kane and Abel? Analyze the effectiveness of the author's choice of sequence.
Essay Topic 3
There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?
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