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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 song does Chris sing in the kitchen as he prepares the food?

2. What does Martin do for a living?

3. What drug does Olivia say she and two male friends took before heading to the party in Brixton?

4. What does Helen say she ate while out shopping?

5. What is the name of Gabriella's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flo say in her phone message to Havers?

2. What does Miriam know about the night of Kenneth's death?

3. Who does Mrs Whitelaw think could have accessed the cottage?

4. Why did Olivia become a prostitute?

5. How does Jean react to seeing Ken's dead body?

6. What did Olivia soon discover about Richie after she went back with him?

7. What does Olivia remember about her mother's relationship with Kenneth?

8. What does Jean remember about the last time she spoke with Kenneth?

9. How did Olivia meet Richie?

10. Why is the case surrounding Kenneth Fleming so volatile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has happened in Olivia's recent past? How has she managed to get over the problems from her past? How important has Chris been in helping her get over her problems? How has Olivia's past shaped her into the person she is in the story?

Essay Topic 2

What was Miriam's relationship with Kenneth Fleming? Why was she so interested in helping him? How did her relationship with Kenneth effect her relationship with her daughter Olivia?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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