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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. On Saturday, June 19, Ms. Hanff called Pat Buckley for what reason?

2. Ms. Hanff spent most of the day in the dining room watching _________ and reading the newspaper.

3. Where was Ms. Hanff taken after she left the airport?

4. Ena begged Ms. Hanff not to return home too early and to consider doing what?

5. Ms. Hunff commented on the ceremony of the guards doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place at the beginning of this book? Why does Ms. Hanff do this?

2. Why is Eton important?

3. What story was told at lunch with Nora?

4. Why is Ms. Hanff so interested in London?

5. What makes Ms. Hanff think of Central Park?

6. Who meets Ms. Hanff at the airport?

7. What did the Colonel and Ms. Hanff do on the way to Stratford-on-Avon?

8. Where did Pat Buckley take Ms. Hanff that had a connection to Shakespeare? What did Ms. Hanff think of this?

9. Why did Ms. Grenfell have trouble taking Ms. Hanff home?

10. What did Ms. Hanff do early on Wednesday, June 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farewell parties are given for Ms. Hanff.

Part 1) Describe these parties. Why are these parties thrown for her? What do they reveal about her and her new acquaintances?

Part 2) Why might Ms. Hanff feel the way she does about these parties? How might this be connected to her homesickness?

Part 3) Does her memory of these parties surprise you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ms. Hanff makes a faux pas at a dinner party.

Part 1) What is a faux pas? What is this faux pas? How do others react to it? How does she react to it? Compare their reactions.

Part 2) What does this reveal about the different cultures? How different are they? In what ways are they different?

Part 3) What are faux pas today in our own culture? How are these faux pas connected to our culture? Are any universal? If so, which ones? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ms. Hanff has written a book inspired by England.

Part 1) Write a summary of this book. Why did she choose to write a book about England? Why is this so important to her?

Part 2) How important might this subject be to others? Why might one be a fan of her book?

Part 3) If you wrote a book inspired by a place, what place would that be? Why?

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