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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 does everyone at the party want to discuss?

2. What does Mr. Greenleaf say the Italian police are as useless as?

3. What country is Peter Smith-Kingsley from?

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

5. Who does Tom receive a letter from when he arrives in Athens?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does McCarron want from Tom?

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

4. What does Tom tell Mr. Greenleaf about Dickie's murder?

5. How do the police think Freddie was murdered?

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

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

8. What lies does Tom tell McCarron?

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

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

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

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 3

Examine Highsmith's writing style. How would you describe Highsmith's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Highsmith's style give to the story?

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