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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. How do Billy and Annabel first meet?
2. What small parts does Annabel play before her role in the film in Rome?
3. What is the name of Annabel's baby?
4. What happens with the doctor's outspoken daughter?
5. What does Annabel say when asked by the press about how Frederick died?
Short Essay Questions
1. Despite Annabel's few unsuccessful calls to some friends, Billy was the one who got did get everyone to leave Annabel's flat and end the out of control party. What did Billy say to Annabel about Frederick not showing up at the party and how did he help Annabel?
2. In Chapter 4, the neighbors have brought in chairs for everyone to sit. How are the chairs arranged and where does Annabel sit?
3. In Chapter II, we learn that "The House on the Piazza" was the film that established Annabel's reputation. However, the film itself did not draw crowds and was considered lifeless. How did Frederick view the film?
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'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?
6. Annabel made a second film and then she was to make a next film. Rumors were that Frederick was to play a leading role. What actually happened to Frederick?
7. Until quite recently, how would people have described Annabel's physical appearance?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. The last guest to come to Annabel's flat was Dr.Tommasi. Why was he there and how did Annabel receive the news he came to deliver?
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
Frederick is hostile towards Annabel and her career. Is money an underlying factor? Who is the primary wage earner? Is money ever discussed? How has money affected the way that Annabel and Frederick live?
Essay Topic 3
In "The Public Image," the most significant issue is what the title conveys. This book was written as a "savage portrayal of today's celebrity culture." Would that book blurb, penned in 1969, apply to today's celebrity culture? Changes? Similarities? Discuss.
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