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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 does Sonia tell Nordstrom to get?

2. In August, Nordstrom and Sonia move to the house he has rented where?

3. On what does Amador brief Cochran?

4. When Mauro leaves, what does the Texan give Cochran?

5. When do Nordstrom and Laura marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Texan?

2. What is happening to Cochran's cover story? What is done to try to save it?

3. How doe Tibey and Cochran reconcile?

4. What happens after Cochran finishes a tennis tournament?

5. For what does Cochran prepare? How does this hurt him?

6. How does Nordstrom's sexual potency return?

7. What does Nordstrom do in the tavern?

8. What does Nordstrom do after most of Sonia's friends go off to a disco?

9. How does Nordstrom try to fix his family?

10. How does Nordstrom feel during his summer with his daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nordstrom suddenly has intense feelings.

Part 1) When do these feelings occur? What might be causing these feelings?

Part 2) How do these feelings influence decisions he makes?

Part 3) How do these feelings affect those who are close to Nordstrom?

Essay Topic 2

Nordstrom's encounters with Berto and Slats are significant.

Part 1) Describe the encounters. How does Nordstrom handle these situations?

Part 2) What do these encounters reveal about him?

Part 3) How do these encounters change Nordstrom's life? How do the events prior to these encounters influence his behavior during these encounters?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters suffer in REVENGE.

Part 1) Which characters suffer? How and why do each of them suffer?

Part 2) How is the theme of gaining control connected to this suffering?

Part 3) Is this suffering and conflict resolved by the end of the story? Why or why not?

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