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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. Who do the police say Freddie may have been killed by?

2. What does Tom think about buying?

3. What does Mr. Greenleaf think has happened to Dickie?

4. What kind of money in Freddie's wallet does Tom burn?

5. What does Tom tell Mr. Greenleaf he has found in Dickie's suitcase?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the police want to know where Tom Ripley is ?

2. What do the police tell Tom on the phone?

3. How does Tom raise the police's suspicions?

4. What do the newspapers say about Dickie?

5. Why does Tom think Marge is so friendly to Mr. Greenleaf?

6. How does Tom fake Dickie's will?

7. What does one of the Franchetti brothers jokingly suggest about Dickie?

8. Why can Tom not tell Marge what he really thinks about the party?

9. Why does Marge think that Dickie's signature must have changed?

10. What information does McCarron want from Tom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1999 THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY was made into a film starring Matt Damon. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 54 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Highsmith set the novel in Europe? How different was Europe to America in the fifties? How does Highsmith express these differences in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between Tom and Dickie? How can Tom can impersonate Dickie so well despite these differences? Why does Tom want to be Dickie so much?

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