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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 does Lipsey get the address of where Dee is staying in Livorno?

2. How does the baker look at the girl who comes in for fresh bread in the opening of the story?

3. What does Tom tell Samantha is the reason for Lord Cardwell's wealth?

4. Why will Anita look forty in ten years when she is only eighteen?

5. What does Julian decide to do in order to get the cash he needs to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contest do Peter and Mitch have and why? What comes out of the contest?

2. Who else has Mitch gotten involved with the forgery caper while Peter was gone?

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

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

5. What information does the rabbi give Dee that will help her further her search?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the inner conflicts of Julian and explain how the resolution of these conflicts contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

Past events in the novel affect both positively and negatively the present actions and attitudes of certain characters. Choose a character and explain how the past event and the character's relationship to it, contributes to the meaning of the whole novel.

Essay Topic 3

How is the end of the novel a twist in regards to Mike Arnaz? Did the reader expect Mike to be such a major player in the scandal? Does the twist add to the depth of the novel? In what way does it or does it not? Did Follett intend to surprise the reader? Does it play into the genre?

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