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

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

3. What does Ducane toss at Mary?

4. What does Pierce see when he turns on his torch?

5. What does Ducane say he wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric write in his letter to Pala?

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

3. Why does Ducane resign from his job?

4. How does Richard start his off his meeting with Paula?

5. Describe the vault.

6. Describe the layout of the cave.

7. How does Ducane feel about Mary?

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

9. How does Mary react to Willy breaking their engagement?

10. Why does Judy say she married McGrath?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author have tot change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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