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

2. Who has recently died at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Who does Lancelot welcome in a meeting in Chapter 1?

4. How does Lancelot say the girl next door is like Lucy?

5. Why was Lancelot staying in the pigeoneer at the time of his wife's infidelity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Lancelot believe love causes?

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

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

10. What did Margot do to the pigeonnier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Lancelot believes that he has discovered the truth about evil. What is this truth? Give three examples that support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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