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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. Where did Charlie go to college?

2. Who from Greek mythology did Rene say he would play in sculpting Eve into a suitable companion in Chapter 16?

3. How did Rene attempt to trick Eve when he called her into his office to speak with her in Chapter 10?

4. In mythology Lethe refers to the river of what?

5. Rene described the Klimt painting called Danae as one of a woman visited by whom in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Eve's thoughts on fear in the 1915 timeline?

2. How is Eve's character introduced in Chapter 1? What is this character like?

3. What do the characters, particularly Eve, remark about the act of lying in the novel?

4. Who was Baudelaire and what is his significance in The Alice Network?

5. How is Lili described when Eve meets her in Chapter 6?

6. How are Charlie's difficulties in obtaining her money indicative of the times in the novel?

7. What happens in the china shop in Chapter 11?

8. What are Eve's first impressions of Finn when she meets him? What is Finn's job?

9. Who is Rose in the novel and what is the significance of her character?

10. What countries fought in World War II? What countries were allied and how did the war end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the unique narrative style of The Alice Network. How does the narrative change in the chapters of the novel? Why has the author chosen to relate the story in this way? Would the story work with a different narrative style?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Charlie and Eve in The Alice Network. In what ways is Eve similar to Charlie? How is she different? Which character would you consider to be the stronger of the two? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Rene Bordelon in The Alice Network. What is Rene's profession? How old is he when Eve meets him in 1915? What happens to him after the war? How is he reunited with Eve?

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