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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 is the housekeeper hired by Joseph?

2. Who was the man whom Olive almost married?

3. Who is Nan's lover?

4. What is Mona's last name?

5. What is Sandy's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Eve's philosophies for helping women get ahead and when does she know to move on to the next opportunity?

2. What does Mona learn about her own mother's view of her death from cancer that is similar to her own?

3. What is the premise of "Stockwell"?

4. What is the premise of "Green Park"?

5. Why does Rose want to take her father to Paris?

6. Why is Vera's married life just as dysfunctional as her childhood had been?

7. What is the premise of "Seven Sisters"?

8. How does Pat thwart Stuart's plans for them to participate in an orgy?

9. Who is Mary and what preoccupies her thoughts as the Christmas holiday approaches?

10. How is Olive's true character in contrast to the gracious person she pretends to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two of your favorite characters from LONDON TRANSPORTS. What drives both of them? How are their personalities similar? On what points do they differ? Why are their differences classic examples of conflict in drama? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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