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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 is the name of the film Link is shooting at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the name of Link's daughter?

3. Which one of Vivi van Huren's friends shows up at Germiston?

4. Where does Roderick Hodge work?

5. Link lives in a village near _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucky believe that Link is angry at him?

2. What is the hotel like where the crew stays after the day's shooting and why?

3. How does Sally feel about discovering that Danilo is somewhat related to her family?

4. How does Link react to the personal appearances that Clifford Wenkins and Worldic have booked for him?

5. What is Link's impression of Roderick Hodge?

6. Why does Link think that the South African horses have upright fetlocks and how does this affect his ability to judge Chink's stride?

7. How does Link describe Newmarket race tracks?

8. What does Link reveal to the van Hurens about Nerissa's condition and how do they react?

9. What does Link say to do when Charlie asks Nerissa what she told Danilo about her illness and her will before he came to South Africa?

10. How does Conrad sum up Drix Goddart's personality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conflict between Link and Evan Pentelow. What is their history together? What incident caused the rift in their relationship? How does their relationship evolve in shooting the scene in Man in Car? How is this reflective of Link's character?

Essay Topic 2

How does Link save water with the plastic bag in the car? Where does he get the idea to save water this way? How much is he able to save? What other ways does he conserve water? How effective are his methods?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of actor does Link think he is? What does Conrad tell him when he sees the rushes of Man in Car about his performance? How does Link react to this? Why does this make him vulnerable?

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