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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 does Kate suggest everyone is afraid of?

2. Who did Ducane spend the previous evening with?

3. What country did Eric move to?

4. What does John think he needs?

5. Which mode of transport is Eric using to travel back to England?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jessica enter Ducane's bedroom?

3. Describe the meeting between Kate and Fiver.

4. Why does Kate think it is wonderful to fall in love with an old friend?

5. What do Kate and Octavia talk about later that night?

6. What does Ducane say he noticed in the pictures he took at the scene of Radeechy's death?

7. What did McGrath use to do for Radeechy?

8. What do Kate and Octavian talk about before they go to bed?

9. Why does Theo puzzle Mary?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote The Nice and the Good in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do each countries opinion about the book differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

1. Your parent or guardian has been given an opportunity to transfer to a job in Alaska. The transfer would neither help nor hurt his career, and all moving costs would be paid by the company.

2. Think about how your family's lives would change if you were to move to Alaska.

3. Now write to persuade your parent or guardian to take or to turn down the transfer to Alaska.

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