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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 Rita borrow from her friend, Lilly?

2. Which of the following is NOT something that upsets the narrator regarding temp workers?

3. What is the nationality of the woman in #7?

4. Who has some idea that Margaret is shoplifting?

5. What is the only information that Rita gives to her co-workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the evening when Frankie and the narrator visit the BBC Club for drinks.

2. What is the irony of the narrator's attempt to convince Frankie's boss's wife that Frankie is a good employee?

3. What shocking information does Sophie learn from some customers?

4. What does Lisa learn from the street vendor?

5. What advice does May receive from her Australian roommate at the clinic?

6. What does Marigold tell Pat about their previous roommate, Nadia?

7. What is the narrator's concern after being identified as a lesbian at the party?

8. Who is Charles Benson and why does Jill Twilly require his services?

9. How does Pat's naivete show in her discussion and agreements with Joy and Marigold?

10. What is the topic of "Shepherd's Bush" and what does the story signal for the following stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Pam in "Queensway." What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Pam?

Essay Topic 2

Choose a story from LONDON TRANSPORTS and project into the future ten years after the end of the story and write a brief synopsis for the main character's life. How will the character have changed? How does the character stay the same? What life lessons has the character learned? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Greed seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of greed? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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