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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 does the author say we think with?

2. What does Mary wrap around Ducane?

3. What does Mary put the raspberries in?

4. Who is the first letter that Ducane opens from?

5. Where does Willy hide when he sees Jessica approach the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Binally say he tampered with Radeechy's body?

2. What did Radeecy write in his suicide note?

3. How does Mar react when she sees Mingo, Pierce and Ducane swimming out of the cave?

4. What does Richard promise Paula?

5. How does Ducane react to Judy's advances?

6. How has Ducane's attitude towards Biranne changed?

7. Describe the vault.

8. How did Richard amputate Eric's leg?

9. How does Kate react to Jessica's letter?

10. How do Pierce and Ducane get themselves above the tideline?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. Radeecy's fakes his suicide.

2. The police ask all the characters to be called in for questioning.

3. Biranne is found guilty of Radeechy's murder.

4. Pierce dies in the cave.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

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