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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 can't Oliver Leith live without?

2. How long is Gardiner in prison?

3. What do Peter and Aldred carry in common?

4. What city is Aldred staying in when he makes the deal to travel to China?

5. Why does Aldred go to Tokyo the next day after returning from Hong Kong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't the Driscoll siblings ask Aldred about his war experiences?

2. What does Peter think about Aldred's situation with Helen?

3. How does Aldred come to know Raimonda and Gigliola?

4. Why does Aldred value the letters Peter has waiting for him iin Hong Kong so much?

5. Why does Aldred ask his father for money when he returns from his Easter trip to Florence?

6. What do Benedict and Helen fear will happen while Aldred is away on his two month journey away from Kure?

7. What do Peter Exley and Hendriks talk about on the ship?

8. Why does Peter think Aldred is dead?

9. Why does Benedict admire Helen for ditching him in Marseilles?

10. How does Aldred meet Aurora?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Helen and Benedict so happy when they deal with Benedict's disease every day? What makes them capable of having so much joy on a daily basis?

Essay Topic 2

What are the great fires? Describe the great fires for at least three characters and how they overcome them.

Essay Topic 3

What do the Fry women bring to the story? Is their role a vital one? Why or why not? How do they influence both Helen and Aldred? Use examples.

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