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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. Why do the men think Freda refuses to come out of the bushes?

2. What does Vittorio think he sees in the bushes?

3. Who had made Rossi cancel the van for the outing?

4. Why does Rossi want Vittorio to have sex with Freda?

5. In what ways does Patrick NOT remind Brenda of Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author illustrate the class difference between the Italian men and the others in the group?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing in Freda's suggestion to visit the wild safari park?

3. How does Freda torment Brenda and what does the behavior remind Brenda of?

4. What information does Rossi give Brenda regarding Freda's manipulative behavior in the days prior to her death?

5. How has the author brought the book full circle from how it began?

6. How does the group immediately respond to Freda's death?

7. How does Brenda discover Freda's dead body?

8. What is the nature of the argument between Rossi and Vittorio?

9. How does the author use foreshadowing when Brenda tells the neighbor that Freda has taken a trip to Spain?

10. How is the transportation problem resolved among the men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

How does Brenda change over the course of the story? Why does the author make her character so vulnerable? Is there any significance to her seeming to attract strong, manipulative people into her life? How is Freda's death very freeing for her? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING is a classic story of unfulfilled expectations. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

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