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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 Crimond tell Jean it is best to choose?

2. Who is Jenkin thinking about while Tamar confesses her secret?

3. Who has helped Tamar find God?

4. What does Gulliver do with the snail he finds in the trains?

5. Who does Jenkin say has never liked him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Gulliver decide to leave Lily?

3. What do Rose and Gerard think about past events?

4. How has Christianity helped Tamar?

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

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

7. What news does Duncan hear from Crimond?

8. How does Jenkin die?

9. How has Tamar's life taken a turn for the better since Gideon and Pat adopted her?

10. How does Duncan react to Jenkin's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What are the arguments for and against Marxism? What are Murdoch's opinions on Marxism and how does she express them? Do you agree or disagree with Murdoch?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Duncan and Crimond:

1. What is their relationship to each other?

2. How are their ideas different?

3. How do their differences in opinion prove to be destructive?

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