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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 do Philip and Morris drink as a nightcap?

2. What club does Howard Ringbaum desperately want to join?

3. Who is Alice Kauffman?

4. What is on the wall of the chapel's vestibule?

5. Who makes the announcement of an emergency landing to the passengers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the atmosphere Philip sets to tell his story about Joy.

2. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

3. What are Rudyard Parkinson's passions?

4. What is the minor argument between Michel Tardieu and Albert about?

5. What joke does Angelica play on both Robin Dempsey and Persse?

6. Why is Morris Zapp so hesitant to accept Fulvia's advances?

7. How does Fulvia Morgana reconcile her Marxist philosophy with her wealthy lifestyle?

8. What two letters from London are awaiting Persse McGarrigle when he returns to Limerick?

9. What is Desiree doing while Morris Zapp is en route to the Rummidge airport?

10. What does Morris Zapp see as the beauty of academic life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the major, or biggest, theme of this story? Support your thesis with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

How does David Lodge use the legend of the Holy Grail in the novel "Small World"? Use at least three examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is the literary device "deus ex machina" used in the novel "Small World"? Cite at least three examples of its use and discuss both its efficacy as a plot device and its connection to the myriad mythological allusions used in the novel.

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