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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 did Ms. Hanff do to reassure herself they would be there?

2. Ms. Hanff was ______________ the other customers.

3. What did Ms. Hanff learn about the ceremony of the guards?

4. Ms. Hanff went out with a couple of friends from _________ who happened to be visiting London.

5. What are two themes of the novel that are touched upon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ms. Hanff do for most of the day on Tuesday, June 29? Why?

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

4. What took place at the dinner at Nora's house?

5. What did Ms. Hanff and Mr. Buckley do first when they drove to Windsor?

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

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

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

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

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

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 made many new friends on this trip.

Part 1) Describe these friendships. How did they begin as mere acquaintances? What made them into friendships?

Part 2) How important are these friendships throughout the story? How does her character develop alongside her friendships in this story?

Part 3) Will these friendships continue to influence her throughout her life? Why or why not?

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