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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 war starts at the end of this section?

2. What does Kate buy for Alexandra and George when they return from their honeymoon?

3. What is the name of the water where the police find George's body?

4. Where is Eve seen leaving after she seduces the married man?

5. What does Templeton try to get George to admit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Templeton learn about George in this section?

2. How does Tony cope in Paris?

3. How does Eve want George to use the therapy to help their scheme?

4. Why is everyone at the advertising company hostile towards Alexandra?

5. How does Kate react when Tony says he wants to become an artist?

6. How does Kate destroy Tony's art career?

7. What problems does Kate have with her son Tony?

8. How does Eve create trouble at the boarding school in South Carolina?

9. How does Eve convince Dr. Harley Alexandra is ill?

10. How does Kate eventually find out about Eve's sexual behaviour?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the books settings. What are the differences between the South African and American setting? How does the author use the settings to create meaning within the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does Sidney Sheldon say about the self-made man? What does it say about Sheldon's own views about life? How does the theme link to American society in the 1980s? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 3

What does Van der Merwe's character say about South Africa during the late 19th century in South Africa? How does James ruin Van der Merwe's life? How would James's life have developed if Van der Merwe had treated him fairly?

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