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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 the two villages that Maria and Leonard explore on bikes in Chapter 13?

2. What color is Maria's hair clip in Chapter 22?

3. What do Maria and Leonard do when they realize that someone is in the room with them in Chapter 16?

4. How does Otto die in Chapter 16?

5. Who offers to take Leonard into work with the cases in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maria look when Leonard sees her at the airport in Chapter 22?

2. What does Leonard think that he has entered into, in Chapter 19, when he arrives home?

3. Describe how Leonard finds Maria in her apartment in Chapter 14.

4. What does the note Leonard receive from MacNamee in Chapter 20 contain?

5. As Leonard is leaving the apartment in Chapter 18, what emotion does he feel towards Maria and the apartment?

6. Why hasn't Leonard given any information to MacNamee in Chapter 17?

7. What problems does his hands shaking cause Leonard in Chapter 21?

8. According to Maria, how did her boss respond when she gave her notice in Chapter 22?

9. How do Leonard's parent's view Maria in Chapter 14?

10. How does Leonard first feel when he hears the news from Bob that the tunnel has been found by the Soviets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dramatic structure of The Innocent. Use textual evidence to designate the expository, rising action, the climax, falling action and the denouement.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the point of view utilized by McEwan in The Innocent. As this was a deliberate choice, discuss why McEwan may have selected the view he did and how the view employed was effective in the development of important themes. Make sure to cite specific textual examples to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Who are the book's two antagonists and how do they each spark the transformation of the protagonist, Leonard, through actions?

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