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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 has always been Peg's "currency"?

2. What does Ulysses do to try to catch Evelyn before she leaves Florence?

3. What does Romy give to Ulysses to give to Alys?

4. What alerts Evelyn to the fact that Darnley is dead?

5. What does Evelyn teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Des bring when he comes to Florence in Part IV?

2. Where does Alys go the year she turns 17?

3. What does Ulysses lose in the flood?

4. What gives Cress's life new vitality and meaning in Part III?

5. What does Massimo eventually share about himself with Ulysses and Cress?

6. What does Peg always do really well and is known for?

7. Why does Evelyn tell Dotty she had a special connection with Ulysses?

8. What does Ulysses do during the flood?

9. Who does Alys end up meeting by chance in the train station in Florence who is connected to Evelyn?

10. Why does Evelyn propose going to Florence with Dotty in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Winman describe the significance of food throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Winman handle the topic of homosexuality throughout this novel, given she is writing of cultures and time periods in which homosexuality was not widely accepted? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Winman intends to communicate to the reader in her descriptions of the great flooding of Florence and its aftermath? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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