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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 arrives at Ducane's house at the beginning of chapter 28?

2. Where did Kate and Octavian spend most of their time in Tangier?

3. What does Ducane make a rope out of?

4. What city did Richard tell Paula he was moving to?

5. Where country has Eric now decided to move to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ducane think the sender sent Kate Jessica's letter?

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

3. Why does Ducane resign from his job?

4. What does Jessica think about when she looks into the long mirror?

5. Describe the vault.

6. How does Pierce react when he sees Mingo?

7. How does Ducane orgaize everyone when he hears Pierce has swum to the cave?

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

9. Why does McGrath say the room smells so bad?

10. What does Willy tell Mary in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's London setting with one of the following cities:

1. New York.

2. Paris.

3. Chicago.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Ducane during the story:

1. Willy.

2. Jessica.

3. Kate.

4. Biranne.

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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