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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 does Martina want John to do?

2. What new pet did Martina get?

3. What is the book Martina wants John to read?

4. How does Selina react to John's proposal of marriage?

5. Who does John describe as being most entranced by the royal wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John feel about Frank the Phone Man?

2. Is Martin sincere?

3. What kind of life does Fielding seem to be obsessed with?

4. How does Spunk contrast Caduta and Lorne?

5. Is Martina ideal for John as a romantic partner?

6. Why does John have trouble keeping up his demeanor with Martina?

7. Why does Doris become significant after Fielding's big reveal?

8. How does John ruin his relationship with Martina?

9. How does Selina react to marriage?

10. In what ways are Butch and Selina similar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does it make sense that Fielding is Frank, the mysterious man on the phone?

Essay Topic 2

Is John a reliable narrator? Why should the reader be weary of trusting him? Is the reader supposed to trust John?

Essay Topic 3

How does John develop as a character over the course of the novel? What are the major events that shape him, and what do they shape him into?

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