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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 are two themes of the novel that are touched upon?

2. Ms. Grenfell drove Ms. Hanff home afterward, having difficulty finding a way to get to the hotel's front door. Why?

3. On the way, the Colonel entertained Ms. Hanff with what stories?

4. Later in the day, Ms. Hanff and Nora Doel were interviewed where?

5. Ms. Hanff was horrified when her friends insisted on having lunch at Claridge's without doing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Colonel entertain Ms. Hanff on the way to Stratford-on-Avon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How were Ms. Hanff's friends from Texas different in London? What did Ms. Hanff feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ms. Hanff makes many new acquaintances.

Part 1) Describe these new acquaintances. How does she come to meet them? How important is her book to the making of these new acquaintances?

Part 2) How important are these acquaintances to Ms. Hanff's stay in England? Why?

Part 3) Do you believe she will keep in touch with these acquaintances? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ms. Hanff grows slightly homesick.

Part 1) what clues are given to reveal a sense of homesickness? Why is she homesick?

Part 2) How might Ms. Hanff's trip to London affect her view of London? Will she still feel the same way about London? Why or why not? How might it alter her feelings toward New York? Why?

Part 3) How does going away from home affect you? Do you grow homesick? Do you wish to stay away longer? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Ms. Hanff has worries prior to arriving in England.

Part 1) What are her worries? Why does she have these worries?

Part 2) What does this reveal about her confidence regarding her book and its popularity?

Part 3) How are her fears alleviated? How might her opinion change regarding her book, throughout the story? Why?

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