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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 comparison does Peter make about a painter who isn't painting?
2. How does Sarah react when Julian asks her for more money?
3. How much does Peter plan on making from the scam?
4. Who has Mad Mitch found to back his and Peter's scam?
5. How does Peter get what he took from the supply room back to London?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does Julian steal and sell his wife's car?
3. How is mystery set up almost immediately?
4. How does the reader know right away that Tom is going to be trouble for Samantha?
5. What news does Samantha give the reporter James Whitewood that startles him? What does he do with the information?
6. Why does Julian visit Samantha yet again and what does he observe about her and Tom?
7. Why does Peter go to work at Meunier's?
8. Whose names does Mitch use to set up the bank accounts he and Peter will need? Why does he choose these names?
9. Why does Julian head to Samantha's house after he speaks with his father-in-law about money?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
What emotional journey does Samantha take from the start of the novel to its completion? Why does Follett include this character in the novel other than her being a thread that ties the mystery?
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