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

2. What does Persse go into town to buy?

3. Why did Frobisher travel to Darlington?

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

5. What does Robin Dempsey tell Frobisher is his most-used word?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

3. What are Rudyard Parkinson's passions?

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

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

6. What does Robin Dempsey's Centre of Computational Statistics tell Ronald Frobisher about his writing?

7. How is Rodney Wainwright attempting to move past his writer's block?

8. Why is Persse's Aunty Nuala not at home when he goes to visit?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role does Cheryl Summerbee play in the story of this novel? Does it change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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