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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 did Lancelot first meet Lucy Cobb?

2. In Chapter 3, what time does Elgin say the group of people returned to Belle Isle?

3. In Chapter 3, Lancelot describes falling into a rut after giving up his occupation and his pursuits, and the rut revolving around what two things?

4. Where did Lancelot and Margot sit while they talked on the rainy night?

5. In Chapter 3, what did Elgin say the group of people had been doing before returning to Belle Isle?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the story continues, what does Lancelot lose touch with?

2. What happened to Lancelot's job when he married Margot?

3. When Raine flirted with him, what did Lancelot think might be the reason?

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

5. How does Lancelot attempt to talk to the girl in the room next door?

6. Why does Lancelot think Margot is doing more than watching rushes at the Holiday Inn?

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

8. How does Lancelot explain that the girl in the room next to his is still virginal after the brutal attack she suffered?

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

10. What did the money in Lancelot's father's sock drawer prove to Lancelot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Lancelot ambivalent towards women? Use Lancelot's interactions with at least three different women to help support 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

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.

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