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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 is an important site pointed out to Ms. Hanff?

2. Afterward, they saw what play?

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

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

5. On Friday, June 18, Ms. Hanff attempted to take a shower and discovered what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Eton important?

3. What do Ms. Hanff's friends do for her before she leaves?

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

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

6. How did Mr. Buckley embarrass Ms. Hanff?

7. What story was told at lunch with Nora?

8. Why is Ms. Hanff nervous?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ms. Hanff had a delightful trip.

Part 1) Summarize her trip. How was it delightful? Did it fit her expectations? Why or why not? Were her expectations exceeded? Why or why not?

Part 2) Do you believe she will return to England? Why or why not? Would you want to return after such a delightful trip? Why or why not?

Part 3) If you could go on a trip anywhere, where would you go? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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