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

2. Who does Alexander have lunch with in this section?

3. Where does Kate hold the meeting with Hoffman and Wyatt?

4. What does Tony say he wants be when he is older?

5. Who does Tony develop a relationship with in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes does Kate make to the business in this section?

2. How does Tony get away from business school?

3. How does Tony cope in Paris?

4. Why do Alexandra's co-workers finally accept her at the agency?

5. What kind of impression does George make on Alexandra?

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

7. Why do the adults think Alexandra is a clumsy child?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does George play in the book? How would the book change if he was not part of it? How is he important in developing the characters of both Eve and Alexandra?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Sheldon's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Sheldon's argument?

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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