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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 bookmark does Serena have in Chapter 5 that Tony gave her?

2. How does Serena get a black mark at the end of Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 1, how long ago did Serena go on a secret mission for the British Security Service?

4. What type of car does Neil Carder have?

5. In Chapter 5, what direction does Serena's room face?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where do Serena and Tony have their trysts when they are having their affair?

2. In Chapter 8, how is Serena allowed to take a file from the Registry?

3. How does Serena feel after her conversation with Shirley in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 10, what is Serena to do to get Haley to accept the money the Service will be offering?

5. In Chapter 9, why does Shirley meet Serena at a bar?

6. In Chapter 5, who are Serena's roommates and what are they like?

7. How does Serena describe the room she has in Chapter 5?

8. Why did Serena study maths at Cambridge?

9. In the short story Serena reads in Chapter 9, with whom does the main character, Neil Carder, have a romance?

10. What is the general plot of the story that Serena reads in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Serena’s father is kind, but remote. Why is he unavailable to Serena? How does the church symbolize the way that Serena’s father is not available for her?

Essay Topic 3

Serena makes friends with Shirley. What type of friend is Shirley to Serena? What type of friend is Serena to Shirley? In what ways is Shirley a better friend to Serena than Serena is to her?

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