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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. Which member of the Hardy family persuaded her parents to allow Myrtle to stay?

2. What is Myrtle named after?

3. What does Potter notice about George?

4. What kind of show does Myrtle watch in the park?

5. Who asks Pompey Jones to work for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the Hardy family changed four years later?

2. Why does the group travel to Constantinople?

3. In what way does Pompey have a hold on George?

4. Summarize the third chapter.

5. How does Pompey defend himself when the footman questions why Pompey wants to be more than a servant?

6. What is Myrtle's life like with the Hardy family?

7. Why does Pompey say he almost pities George?

8. Summarize the first chapter.

9. How do Rimmer, George and Pompey get the ape to turn around so they can take its photograph?

10. How does Jones create havoc in the household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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