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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. Where did Serena go to college?

2. In Chapter 1, how many anti-communist columns does Serene write for before she is let go?

3. In Chapter 7, how long was the Service prepared to finance someone working on a novel with the right type of views?

4. In what branch of service does Tony say that his father served?

5. When did Solzhenitsyn receive the Nobel Prize?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was Serena's upbringing?

2. What does Serena think about Haley at the end of Chapter 8?

3. What is Serena feeling and thinking at the end of Chapter 7?

4. Why did Serena study maths at Cambridge?

5. What job do Tapp and the others want Serena to do?

6. Who is Millie Trimingham, and what does Serena know about her?

7. Who is Shirley Shilling, and what is her background?

8. Who is Max Greatorex?

9. In Chapter 7, what is Serena thinking when she is called to Tapp's office?

10. In Chapter 2, how did Tony's family get the cottage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Serena’s job is a threat to the relationship that Serena has with Tom. Why is Serena’s job a threat to her relationship with Tom? What other things are a threat to the relationship? How do Serena and Tom overcome these threats?

Essay Topic 2

Serena has regrets regarding her relationship with Tony and with Shirley. Why does Serena have regrets regarding those two relationships? How do her regrets influence the choices and decisions that she makes?

Essay Topic 3

The novel could be classified as several different genres. What do you believe is the genre of the novel? Back up your decision with examples from the book.

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