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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 Modigliani does Samantha admire?

2. Who does Louis track down?

3. At the bar in Poglio, what does Lipsey do to find out if Dee has been there?

4. Where do the art dealers meet?

5. Why doesn't Louis Broom actually work on Wednesdays?

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. What set-up does Mitch ask of the manager of the bank where he deposits the money from the paintings?

3. How do each of the art dealers feel about the request from the forgers and what agreement do they come to?

4. What does Lipsey find at the chateau that Mike sends him to?

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. What is Louis' hand in the story of the forgeries once he has the professor identify the painting as such?

8. What is the set-up for selling the forgeries?

9. How does the search for the Modigliani bring Dee and Mike closer together?

10. How do Mitch and Peter respond to the write-up in the newspaper about themselves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

How might the ending of the novel be considered ambiguous? Is the ending satisfactory? Does it give closure? Does the ending appropriately or inappropriately conclude the work? Explain precisely how and why?

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