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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 the date at the beginning of Chapter 16?

2. How long has the building where the Nation is located before it moves been home to the newspaper?

3. For how long does Anthony want to go to the Congo in Chapter 13?

4. How late is Anthony to meet Jennifer at his hotel in Chapter 14?

5. How long after Anthony went to New York, did he write a last letter to Jennifer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jennifer Stirling look like when Ellie meets her?

2. What is Laurence like when Jennifer sees him again after seven years?

3. When Jennifer sees Anthony at an embassy party, what does she tell him?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Anthony sense is missing from Jennifer when they meet?

5. Where is Jennifer visiting Yvonne in the summer of 1964, and why is Yvonne there?

6. What lecture does Melissa give Ellie in Chapter 19?

7. How was Anthony's evening after he saw Jennifer again in Chapter 14?

8. What do Corinne and Nicky do with Ellie for her birthday, and what gifts do they give her?

9. How does Jennifer leave Anthony at the end of Chapter 14?

10. In Chapter 13, what is Anthony's relationship with his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jennifer separates from Laurence and lives on her own with Esme. Why is Jennifer concerned about her ability to live on her own? How does she make a new life for herself and become independent? How does she meet the challenges she faces?

Essay Topic 2

Anthony is a newspaper reporter. What do characters and events reveal about Anthony? What has he experienced in his work? How does he struggle to deal with atrocities he has witnessed in his travels?

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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