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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. How many outfits did Laurence send for Jennifer to choose from to wear when she left the hospital?
2. When Laurence kisses Moira in Chapter 10, how many other men has she kissed?
3. In Chapter 11, where does Anthony meet Clarissa and Phillip?
4. What time is Anthony finally able to work on his profile when he wakes in Chapter 5?
5. How much older does Jennifer think that her husband is than she when she is in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Anthony feel when he wakes in Chapter 5?
2. Why does Jennifer think that Reggie Carpenter might be her lover?
3. What is Clarissa's response when Anthony asks if he can write to his son, Phillip, when he goes to New York?
4. What does Anthony say about the Sitrlings when he is walking home with Mariette, one of the dinner guests, and what is Jennifer's reaction to what he says?
5. What does Jennifer feel like when she regains consciousness in Chapter 1?
6. What does Mrs. Cordoza tell Jennifer about her marriage?
7. What does Jennifer learn about Mrs. Cordoza in Chapter 4?
8. What does Jennifer learn about her lover from the letters she finds hidden around the house?
9. What happened to Anthony when he was in the Congo?
10. How and why does Jennifer have to familiarize herself with her house when she comes home from the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?
Essay Topic 3
The setting in a book is the time and the place or places where the action takes place. Where and when does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?
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