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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. Whom does Persse run into at the penthouse party's buffet?

2. Who is sitting next to Persse in the boat?

3. What is the literal meaning of "karaoke"?

4. Who owns the Club Exotica?

5. Where does Persse fly to from London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What professional news does Persse receive at the party in the penthouse?

2. What is Persse's experience when he returns to London to find Bernadette?

3. How is Philip feeling about his trip to Turkey on his last night?

4. Why is Persse so grateful that he opened an American Express card?

5. What prompts Morris Zapp's release from his kidnappers?

6. How does Persse cause a scene at the Amsterdam conference?

7. What has happened to Howard Ringbaum?

8. Describe the room where Persse stays in Lausanne.

9. Why did Philip never suspect that Joy's second child was his?

10. What is the purpose of the MLA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three characters as evidence, discuss Lodge's use of impotence as a theme in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

The idea of "romance" is visited several times throughout the story. Is "Small World" a romance? If so, in what sense? Use at least three examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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