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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. Where does Willy say he is going for a few days?

2. What does Judy McGrath call Ducane?

3. What is Judy holding?

4. What does Ducane want from Biranne?

5. Who does the woman on the postcard remind Ducane of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jessica enter Ducane's bedroom?

2. What does Judy say her and Radeechy did in the vaults?

3. Why is Mary okay with Ducane hitting Pierce?

4. Why is the Prime minister concerned about Radeechy's death?

5. What is Mary thinking about as she walks along the beach?

6. What terrible thing does Willy say happened to him as a child?

7. Why does Willy's use of German irritate Mary?

8. What is Kate thinking about as she walks along the beach?

9. What does Willy think about Mary?

10. What does Mary tell Ducane is making her unhappy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine what expresses about 1960s society:

1) The estate.

2) Ducane's womanizing .

3) The occult.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. How does the author use all these elements to create a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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