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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 Hilary bring to Philip in the taxi?

2. What is the name of Morris Zapp's ex-wife?

3. What is "ELIZA"?

4. Which author's works is Akbil Borak trying to finish?

5. What item does Philip Swallow always pack too many of when traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Ringbaums' day go after landing in London?

2. How does Cheryl Summerbee keep from getting bored at work?

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

4. Why is Dr. Akbil Borak reading the entire "Collected Works of William Hazlitt"?

5. What is the content of Desiree Zapp's conversation with her agent?

6. What personal story does Robin Dempsey tell Persse at the sherry reception?

7. What is Miss Sybil Maiden's overarching theory about literature?

8. What are Morris Zapp's reasons for jogging?

9. Describe Joy as Philip first saw her.

10. How does Philip Swallow's first day in Turkey go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of the title of this novel: how is the world small? Which world? What is an academic romance? Is there such a thing?

Essay Topic 2

What is David Lodge's opinion of writing style? What is it? How is it defined? What is important about it? Please use examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

David Lodge uses many different settings in the telling of "Small World." Using at least three separate examples, discuss how he uses settings to achieve different effects, for character development and plotline, among others.

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