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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 does Tony have a scar?
2. In Chapter 10, when does Max say that he will announce his engagement?
3. In Chapter 4, how many Soviet agents does Max tell Serena were thrown out the year before last?
4. In Chapter 5, when does Serena come home late to an empty house?
5. In Chapter 8, what are the names of the two brothers in the story Serena reads in the Kenyon Review?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what was Serena's upbringing?
2. In Chapter 3, why does Serena decide that she does not want the job at MI5?
3. Who is Millie Trimingham, and what does Serena know about her?
4. What is Serena feeling and thinking at the end of Chapter 7?
5. What does Serena find under a bed in Chapter 6 and what does she do with it?
6. How does Serena meet Tony Canning in Chapter 1?
7. In Chapter 9, why does Shirley meet Serena at a bar?
8. Who is Max Greatorex?
9. What does Serena think about Haley at the end of Chapter 8?
10. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max say in an effort to try to help Serena?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After Tony’s death Serena feels betrayed. Why does Serena feel betrayed when her affair with Tony ends? How does that sense of betrayal turn into devotion? Why?
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
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?
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