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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 does Crimond tell Jean is his weakness?

2. What does Crimond tell Jean it is best to choose?

3. Who does Jenkin say gave him his plant?

4. Which two characters begin to spend more time together in this section?

5. Which two characters visit Duncan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jean happy Duncan has been unfaithful to her?

2. Why does Gerard vow to take care of Rose?

3. Why are Duncan and Jean finding life together difficult?

4. Why does Gulliver decide to leave Lily?

5. What are Jean and Duncan keeping from each other?

6. What news does Duncan hear from Crimond?

7. What does Crimond's treatment of Jean and his proposal to Rose say about his character?

8. What is Crimond's real reason for challenging Duncan to a game of Russian Roulette?

9. What have Duncan and Jean promised each other they will try to achieve?

10. Why does Rose refuse to marry Crimond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

How did Karl Marx view world? What impact has his philosophy had on world history? Has that impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? 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?

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