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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 do Raymond and Ben Marco exchange?

2. What can this couple do?

3. How does Raymond's mother get him to agree to meet her for lunch the next day?

4. Does Shaw believe Marco?

5. What does Jocie tell the agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Raymond's costume? What does he think about it?

2. What does Mrs. Iselin do on her European trip?

3. What has happened to Marco?

4. What happens when it is discovered that Jocie and Raymond have left the party?

5. Why does Raymond's mother sleep with her son?

6. How does the book end?

7. What does Raymond do to Jocie?

8. What gives a hint to the identity of a character previously mentioned?

9. What does the FBI learn about Shaw's trigger?

10. What takes place during the first days of the ceremonies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Communism is the cause of much of the action in this story.

Part 1) What is Communism? How did many Americans feel about Communists, based on the information in the story?

Part 2) How does Communism affect the lives of the main characters?

Part 3) How does the author feel about Communism, based on this story?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used frequently in this book.

Part 1) Give two examples. What do these examples foreshadow?

Part 2) What is the purpose of foreshadowing?

Part 3) How does the foreshadowing in this book enhance the story for the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Another theme has to do with the love of a good woman.

Part 1) Who are the women in this story? How are they significant?

Part 2) How do these women influence their men? Why are they so influential?

Part 3) Why does the author use this as a theme? Use the text as support.

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