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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 part of the UK does Octavian plan to visit?

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

3. Where else did the police find Biranne's finger prints?

4. What word does McGrath use to describe the magic girls?

5. What does Mary think she needs to do to get Willy to open up to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ducane envious of Willy?

2. Why is Ducane worried about his affair with Jessica?

3. How does Willy react to Barbara's advances?

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

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

6. Why did Judy and the others start going to the vault?

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

8. What does Eric write in his letter to Paula?

9. What does Willy think about Mary?

10. Why does John Ducane want to break up with Jessica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) The estate.

2) Ducane's womanizing .

3) The occult.

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