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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 kind of brandy does Dickie order?

2. What is the name of the restaurant the hotel manager recommends?

3. What is the name of the bar that Tom enters?

4. Who did Tom live with for three months?

5. What is Dickie's hobby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom immediately hate Marge?

2. What has Tom been doing while alone in his hotel room?

3. Why does Carlo want two people to ride to Paris in a coffin?

4. Why does Tom feel proud of the work he has done for Mr. Greenleaf?

5. What does Tom rehearse in his hotel room?

6. How does Tom want to prepare for meeting the Greenleafs for dinner?

7. What lie does Tom tell Dickie when they meet?

8. How does Tom know Charlie Schriever?

9. How does the morning Tom sets sail start off badly for him?

10. Why does Tom have a long conversation with a painter called Carlino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Tom Ripley's's character across the whole series.

1) How does Highsmith develop Ripley's character across the whole series?

2) Does THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY add any new elements to Ripley's character? If so, what?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the difference between American and European culture in terms of the following:

1) Religion.

2) Attitudes towards death.

3) Popular culture.

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