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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 Julian decide that he needs in order to secure his future?
2. What does Dee ask the proprietor to tell her?
3. What is Dee doing in Paris?
4. How does Peter get what he took from the supply room back to London?
5. What do they all do once the policeman leaves Peter's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What contest do Peter and Mitch have and why? What comes out of the contest?
2. Where does Dee's search for the painting begin and why is it a bust?
3. The opening of Julian's gallery is much tougher than he expected. How is Julian in need before he even opens the doors and what does he do about it? How does he fare in his quest?
4. Why does Julian head to Samantha's house after he speaks with his father-in-law about money?
5. How does Joe feel about the news that Samantha is leaving film, and what does he do about it?
6. How does the novel open? What characters are introduced? Where are they? Why are they there? What set-up is given right away about Dee and her future?
7. How is mystery set up almost immediately?
8. Why does Julian blame his wife, Sarah, for his impotency?
9. Why does Julian decide to open an art gallery and what are his ideas concerning it?
10. What happens to Peter after the incident at Belgraves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ken Follett writes an introduction to the book explaining what he had set out to do. What does he state and does he accomplish his task?
Essay Topic 2
Choose a character that you believe is morally ambiguous yet plays an important role in the novel. Explain how the character can be viewed as such and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the whole novel.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Charles Lampeth. How do his decisions affect other characters? How do they affect the plot? How does his role affect the work as a whole?
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