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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 country did Philip visit on his first lecture tour?

2. What play did the conferees originally buy tickets to see?

3. What does Akira Sakazaki have planned for after work?

4. What is at Helicon, New Hampshire?

5. What is the theory that Persse asks Angelica to explain to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Akira Sakazaki's home.

3. What is Morris Zapp's theory about sex?

4. What is Morris' advice to Philip regarding his conference?

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

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

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

8. What are Rudyard Parkinson's passions?

9. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast three of the different literary theories espoused by the academic characters in the novel.

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