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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. From there, Ms. Hanff and Mr. Buckley went to _________ where Mr. Buckley had once been a student and saw an historic wall where many of the past students had their names carved upon graduation, including Shelley.

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

3. Describe Ms. Hanff's hotel room.

4. That night, Ms. Hanff went to dinner with whom?

5. First they visited the home of two elderly sisters whose house, Ms. Hanff learned, had once been haunted by a ghost who would grow upset when?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ms. Hanff's book called "84, Charring Cross Road?"

2. What happened on Friday, June 24?

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

4. What did Ms. Hanff do with Joyce Grenfell and her husband?

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

6. What did Ms. Hanff do before going to bed on her first night in England?

7. What happened when Ms. Hanff went to the services at the Royal Chapel?

8. What did Ms. Hanff do at Russell Square?

9. What happened when Ms. Hanff was back in her rooms.

10. What did Ms. Hanff learn about the Tower of London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ms. Hanff's character is revealed throughout the story.

Part 1) Describe her character at the beginning of the story. How is her character revealed throughout this story?

Part 2) How does he character compare to others in this story? How does this affect her relationship with them?

Part 3) How many of her character traits are purely her own and how many might be considered American character traits? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Fanfare and celebrity are a theme.

Part 1) How are these a theme? How is this theme revealed throughout the story? How important is fanfare and celebrity to the story? Explain.

Part 2) What does the author think about fanfare and celebrity? How do you know this?

Part 3) What are your own thoughts about fanfare and celebrity? How is it good? How can it be bad? How can one be affected by it?

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