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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 Annabel say when asked by the press about how Frederick died?

2. How is the room in Annabel's flat arranged for her before the press conference?

3. How well does Annabel speak Italian?

4. How does the doctor avoid crowds at the hospital morgue with Annabel?

5. Who writes the film in which Annabel is to star?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter IV, when Annabel is taken to view the body, the doctors and nurses who escort her being to speak rapidly in Italian and she realizes they are trying to console her. How does she react?

2. Annabel's film company was worried about the couple's divorcing at what could be the wrong time, such as the release of a new picture. How did Annabel decide to save her marriage?

3. Annabel was now the principal wage earner. Frederick's intellectual aspect and dignity were possible because of what Annabel earned. How did Frederick feel about this?

4. As more and more people came into her flat, for the party she hadn't known about, Annabel wondered what she should do. Why didn't she just send them all away?

5. Annabel had a brief affair with an American drama student who was playing a small part in one of her films. How did this affect her marriage?

6. The press entered the room in a rush and surged towards Annabel in Chapter 4. She sat among her neighbors who conveyed their sense of empathy and deep feeling for her loss, as Annabel blinked away her tears and looked warmly down at her baby. How did the press approach her? Was this an event staged by Annabel to control the damage Frederick had wrought?

7. Who was responsible for the transformation of Annabel and how did it come about?

8. Frederick and Anabel had a secret life in their minds, a life unknown to one another. What was this secret life?

9. After everyone left the party, the flat was in a terrible mess, and Billy asked Annabel if he wanted him to come around in the morning to help her and Frederick clean up the mess. Did that mean that Billy didn't know anything of Frederick's whereabouts?

10. What is the relationship of Billy O'Brien to the Christopher family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What exactly is meant by a public image and how is it achieved? How did having a public image affect the lives of Annabel and Frederick? Without their public images, how different do you think Annabel and Frederick's lives would have been?

Essay Topic 2

Even without the advice of a press secretary, Annabel seems very wise about her career and a good businesswoman. What are the things she does that supports that statement?

Essay Topic 3

Frederick is obsessed with threatening to leave Annabel, but he doesn't leave. What is the significance of the threats? How do his threats impact on his and Annabel's lives? Could his threats be viewed as a sword over Annabel's head. Discuss.

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