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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 does Ornella do the next day?

2. Where does Leo go after being fired?

3. What is Ruby's occupation?

4. How does Menzies learn about his girlfriend's affair?

5. What does Kathleen NOT want despite the situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Menzies goes home?

2. What is the maid required to do for Ornella each day?

3. What does Kathleen do after confronting her husband?

4. What happens to Snyder a short time later?

5. What does Kathleen Solson think about Nigel according to Chapter 5?

6. Why is Cheung almost in trouble?

7. What does Ornella tell Kathleen about April 24, 1994?

8. What happens under Milton Berber?

9. Who is Ornella de Monterecchi according to Chapter 9?

10. What does Ornella do at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's use of metaphor to show the issues in the newspaper by using characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the background of Winston Cheung and the impact his naivete and innocence has on his journalism career.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Ott family and their impact on the newspaper's growth and demise.

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