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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 drug does Song-Mi Lee give Arthur Kingfisher?

2. What has Persse written in the snow?

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

4. What country did Philip visit on his first lecture tour?

5. What evidence does Hilary Swallow have of her husband's cheating?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hilary tells Morris that she "made her bed," what does she mean?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Ronald Frobisher's opinion on literary prizes?

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

9. Why does Ronald Frobisher hold such a grudge against Rudyard Parkinson?

10. What did Philip think about in the twenty minutes the damaged plane spent circling Genoa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters and discuss their views on love. Is it important? How does one find it? Is it the same as or separate from sex?

Essay Topic 2

What is Robin Dempsey's relationship with computers both before and after the arrival of "ELIZA"? How does it change, and why? Is it healthy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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