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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. Where does the young priest take Dee to look at paintings?

2. What does Cardwell mean to do to keep himself in brandy?

3. With what does Dee wipe the dust off of the paintings?

4. What does Tom Copper describe himself as to Samantha when he first meets her at the party?

5. Who has Mad Mitch found to back his and Peter's scam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Anne's role be in the forgery scam?

2. What news does Samantha give the reporter James Whitewood that startles him? What does he do with the information?

3. How does Lipsey fail in getting information from the old man who knew Modigliani and who had given information to Dee?

4. Whose names does Mitch use to set up the bank accounts he and Peter will need? Why does he choose these names?

5. Why does Julian blame his wife, Sarah, for his impotency?

6. Who is Modigliani and what significance does he have to the story?

7. After leaving Dee's apartment, where does Lipsey trace her to and what does he discover there?

8. Who are Charles Lampeth and Lord Cardwell? What is their relationship to each other?

9. Why does Lord Cardwell have to sell his collection of art?

10. Why does Peter go to work at Meunier's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the titles of the chapters metaphors?

Essay Topic 2

How is Tom a villain? Analyze the nature of Tom's villainy and show how it enhances the meaning of the work.

Essay Topic 3

After speaking with Anita, Samantha makes a decision that she takes to her agent. There she explains how she feels about her career. Explain her feelings and analyze how these thoughts are idealistic in an industry where everyone is out to make a great deal of money.

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