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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 Elgin report was also at the hotel that night?

2. What did Lancelot do the night he learned of his wife's infidelity?

3. What condition does Margot appear to have been in the night Elgin was watching the hotel?

4. What does Lancelot admit in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Margot?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lancelot went to say goodnight to Siobhan and Tex, what did Tex pester Lancelot about?

2. How did Lancelot know the Grand Kleagle and what did he do to him?

3. Who is Elgin?

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

5. What is the difference between Lancelot's attraction to each wife?

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

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

8. Why is Lancelot telling his story to Harry?

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

10. Why would Elgin do anything for Lancelot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the moral of the story? Is there one? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is Lancelot obsessed with infidelity? Give three examples of how this obsession manifests itself in the story.

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