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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. At his aunt's house for dinner in Chapter 21, what does Keith Landry reveal of his plans with Annie?

2. What does Cliff Baxter do when Annie tries to protect Keith Landry?

3. How does Keith Landry treat his relation with Annie in his discussion with Charlie Adair?

4. Where does Keith Landry use a disguise?

5. What does Keith Landry's visitor tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Keith Landry do while he is waiting for the time of his rendezvous with Annie?

2. What is Keith Landry's response to Charlie Adair's and the President's offer?

3. What does Gail Porter tell Keith has happened since the meeting she organized?

4. Describe Annie's visit to Keith Landry's house.

5. What is the job Keith Landry is being recruited for, and who does he meet with?

6. Describe Keith Landry's interaction with Gail Porter before Charlie Adair shows up.

7. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?

8. What plan do Keith Landry and Annie make?

9. What does Keith Landry find when he arrives in Spencerville?

10. Describe the fight between Annie and Cliff Baxter in Chapter 19.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How will Keith Landry be a different partner for Annie than Cliff Baxter was? What kind of lover will he be? What value does Annie still have in Keith Landry's eyes, after her mistreatment at Cliff Baxter's hands?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the audience for Spencerville, and what are their expectations for a novel? Do you think Spencerville satisfies this audience? Would it satisfy readers who were used to other kinds of novels? What would a romance reader, or a literary fiction reader likely think of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Why doesn't Keith Landry urge Annie to remain married, and to work within the bond she had accepted, honoring the vows she once took? Put another way, what makes Annie's marriage to Cliff Baxter so contemptible that we wish, as readers, for it to end? Would there be a virtue to Annie remaining married?

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