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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 phones Tom after the police leave?

2. What does the Naples bank demand?

3. What does Tom think is a great thing about Europe?

4. Which two months' checks do the banks think were forged?

5. How does Alvin McCarron travel to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lies does Tom tell McCarron?

3. How is being Dickie different from what Tom expected?

4. What does Marge say in her letter to Dickie?

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

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

7. How do the police think Freddie was murdered?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Highsmith's life. In what way do you think her life and personality are reflected in the book? In what ways is she like or unlike Tom Ripley?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Highsmith use character and setting to express her themes?

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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