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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. In Chapter 1, what magazine does Serena say that her friend Rona went on to work for?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Max study at Harvard?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what job are Shirley and Serena given?

4. In Chapter 2, how old is Tony?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Jeremy describe Serena?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does Serena's affair end with Tony?

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

3. Who is Max Greatorex?

4. What does Shirley say about the GDR in Chapter 6?

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

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

7. What is Max's office like in Chapter 10?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Serena learn in a letter from Jeremy?

9. At the end of Chapter 5, why does Serena get in trouble instead of Shirley?

10. In Chapter 3, why does Serena decide that she does not want the job at MI5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Serena begins to realize that her life would be totally different if she had never met Tony. What influence did Tony have on Serena’s life? How would her life have been different if she had never met him?

Essay Topic 3

Tony is much older than Serena when they begin their affair. How does the difference in their ages affect their relationship? Why is Tony the one who begins and ends the affair?

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