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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. Who else was at the Danielli's bar when Mike and Dee got there?
2. What makes Moore believe that the Modigliani is NOT a forgery?
3. What does Lipsey tell Dee and Mike when they ask to see the picture of his daughter?
4. What does the top art expert say about the forgeries?
5. What was it that the priest thought made the cheese better?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who next comes to visit the priest in Poglio? What information is he looking for and what does the priest tell him?
2. Why does Arnaz show up at Peter's door, and what does he want?
3. Why does the priest lie to Mike and Dee about the Danielli family?
4. What does Arnaz's last line, " I had faith in you baby" suggest about the entire scam?
5. Why does Tom go visit Bill Wright?
6. How does the old man sitting in front of the bar in Poglio play a joke on Dee and Mike?
7. How does the transaction with Crowforth go and then all of the subsequent transactions even though the reader is not given the details?
8. What does Lampeth say to Willow about the effect the forgery scam will have on the art world?
9. What set-up does Mitch ask of the manager of the bank where he deposits the money from the paintings?
10. Why does Louis Broom decide not to tell his editor about the phone call he receives concerning the forgeries and what does he do instead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Poglio differ from London? Compare and contrast the two places, tell what each place represents and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
How are the titles of the chapters metaphors?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you identify the mystery of the novel and explain how the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.
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