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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. How long does it take for Beth and John to get from the vineyard to Tobin's house at Founders Landing?
2. When John tells Emma about the number he found in the Gordons' book, where does she recognize the number from?
3. What happens to Tobin at the end of the novel?
4. When John returns to New York, what item does he find waiting for him at his house?
5. When John returns home in Chapter 28, how many messages does he have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does John and Beth suppose that Tobin planned to do with the skeleton they found in his cellar?
2. What reason does Emma give for her short relationship with Tobin?
3. What convinces John that Stevens is part of the plot to assassinate the Gordons?
4. When John attempts to kiss Beth in Chapter 15, how does she respond?
5. When Beth and John do a quick inventory of wounds in Chapter 35, what wounds have they both sustained?
6. After the Gordons' bodies were examined, what were some clues that they were doing something manual before their deaths?
7. While he is out to dinner with Emma, what does John spend the evening contemplating?
8. Describe the appearance of Edgar Murphy.
9. When John sees Beth again in Chapter 38, how does he feel about her?
10. Why has Beth come to visit John in Chapter 24?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A recurrent theme in Plum Island is that of deception. Compare and contrast at least two appearances of this theme and how it portrayed through specific characters in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The theme of the pursuit of power is central to the novel, Plum Island. Many important characters are pursuing power through wealth, position, and through knowledge. Discuss how DeMille's view on the pursuit of power is relevant to human nature and seen in society today.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the dramatic structure of Plum Island. Use textual evidence to designate the expository, rising action, the climax, falling action and the denouement.
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