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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 country does Eve attend school?

2. How does Kate help Eve when Pappas visits her?

3. Where does David die in an explosion?

4. Why is George grateful to Eve in this section?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eve kill George in this section?

2. How does Eve sort out the mess George creates when he beats her up?

3. How does George fool Kate in this section?

4. How does Tony cope in Paris?

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

6. How does Kate manipulate Tony in to marrying Marianne?

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

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

9. How does Tony develop a relationship with Dominique?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what does the author suggest there is a attraction between James and Margaret? Why does James shy away from the attraction that he feels for Margaret? How does James' attitude for Margaret set the standards for the Blackwell's family's attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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