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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 did Lancelot try to speak with yesterday through a complicated knocking system?

2. Who did Lancelot call for after he returned home for lunch?

3. What was Lancelot's wife doing the summer his daughter was conceived?

4. What is one of the reasons why Elgin has done anything for Lancelot?

5. Who did Lancelot see his wife flirting with after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lancelot feel about Lucy's death?

2. How did Margot show an interest in Belle Island the first night Lancelot met her?

3. Instead of going upstairs after dinner, where did Lancelot go?

4. What does Elgin report about Margot's night at the Holiday Inn?

5. How does Lancelot appear to be growing more unstable as the story continues?

6. What is Lancelot's design for a new world?

7. What is Ideo-Personal-Dynamics?

8. What did Margot do to the pigeonnier?

9. Does Lancelot believe Elgin, that Margot is faithful to him?

10. What was Margot doing the summer Siobhan was conceived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a flashback? How does the author use them in this book? Are they effective? Give at least three examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What does the movie industry and movies symbolize to the different characters in the book? Do the different types of movies symbolize different thing? Explain the symbolism of the movies for Lancelot, Margot and Lucy.

Essay Topic 3

Based on the novel, explain what it is that causes a man to be so harmed by adultery. Use at least three examples or scenes from the book in support of your answer.

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