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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. How does Raymond act when Marco studies him?

2. What do the rapid transitions from one aspect of the show to another portray?

3. What do Raymond and Jocie do?

4. Shaw is immediately overcome with grief. What does he then do?

5. Jordan is awake, and Raymond chats with him dully. Finally, what does Jordan notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marco have Rosie do?

2. How is a meeting arranged between Marco and Raymond?

3. What takes place at their rendezvous?

4. How does Senator Jordan upset Shaw's mother?

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

6. How does Raymond react when his mother schemes to announce Jocie's return to the United States through the Society pages of Raymond's own paper, without informing her son of the development? How does she respond to him?

7. What is the assassination plot arranged for Raymond?

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

9. Why do these two seem happy?

10. To where is the reader taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raymond is odd.

Part 1) How do you know this? How is he odd? What role does his personality play in his abilities as an assassin?

Part 2) How has his upbringing affected his personality?

Part 3) How does his personality change throughout the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is used frequently in this novel.

Part 1) Describe two examples of symbolism. What is the purpose of this symbolism?

Part 2) How does this symbolism enhance the story for the reader?

Part 3) Would the characters and events of the story be as engaging and understood without this symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

Raymond becomes an assassin.

Part 1) How does this happen? Why does this happen?

Part 2) What is the connection between this and the theme of man as machine?

Part 3) How does he learn he is an assassin? How does he react to this? Why does he react this way?

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