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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 Dee ask the proprietor to tell her?

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

3. What is the name of the movie that Samantha is interested in doing?

4. What is Jack Best's specific profession?

5. Why does Julian feel nervous as he enters the office to see Jack Best?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Anita and how does she play a part in the decisions that Samantha is about to make?

4. Where does Dee's search for the painting begin and why is it a bust?

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

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

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

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

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

How does the forgery scam allow Anne to see herself differently? Will she ever be the same as she was before? How might her life change?

Essay Topic 2

Though Sarah appears briefly, she has a significant presence. Show how her character functions in the work. You may discuss how her actions affect theme or the development of other characters.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist? Defend your answers with evidence from the book.

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