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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 May determine NOT to tell Andy?

2. With whom does May stay in London?

3. What does Pat need to find?

4. Malcolm and Melissa mistakenly think that the narrator and the person in #17 are ________________.

5. What does Margaret tell her husband will happen if he stays with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What facts does Pat eventually learn about Marigold's manipulations and feigned illness?

2. Does Harry ever catch on to Margaret's shoplifting habits?

3. What does Lisa learn from the street vendor?

4. What is revealed about Rita's husband?

5. What is the premise of "Queensway"?

6. What is the source of Julia's angst in "Tottenham Court Road"?

7. Why is May especially skittish about having the abortion?

8. How is Rita different from the other temps in the office?

9. What is the premise of "Marble Arch"?

10. What does Lisa do when she realizes that her lover had intended to meet some other woman this weekend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the book. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 2

Several of the stories in LONDON TRANSPORTS are classic stories of betrayal. What does that classification entail? Why do some selected stories fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment. Cite an example to support your answers.

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