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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 from Rome?

2. What does Tom convince the detective Dickie was despondent about?

3. Where does Tom rent a palazzo?

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

5. Where does Tom spend five days wandering around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom hate being himself?

2. What lies does Tom tell McCarron?

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

4. How does Mr. Greeleaf react when Marge tells him about Dickie's rings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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