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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 transport does Tom use to travel to Palermo?

2. What does Mrs. Cartwright tell stories about?

3. What does Tom say is his only regret?

4. Who does Tom want the police to believe killed Freddie?

5. What is Marge's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marge think about the situation with Dickie?

2. What reason does Tom give for Dickie being despondent?

3. What does Tom tell Marge on the phone?

4. How does Tom try to hide that Freddie is dead when he takes him outside?

5. What does Mr. Greenleaf write in his letter to Tom?

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

7. What does the countess tell Tom in Chapter 29?

8. What does Tom decide is a great thing about Europe?

9. What does Tom say to Mr. Greeenleaf in his letter in June?

10. What did a man see outside of Dickie's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Highsmith writes the THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY in the third person. Why do you think Highsmith chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if Highsmith wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

The Ripley books greatly influenced modern literature and, in particular, crime books. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) Plot

b) Character

c) Themes

Essay Topic 3

Why does Tom hate himself? How much is this self-hatred responsible for Tom's actions so far in the book?

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