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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. Who does Annabel actually call for help at the party?

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

4. Who comes to the door when Giorgio goes out?

5. What is the hair color of Annabel's new found friend,Golly?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Billy showed up unexpectedly at the party that Annabel had known nothing about, who did he bring with him?

3. Dr.Tommasi brings Annabel to her flat where the press is waiting for her. She tells the doctor she needs a half hour to see her baby and then she wants to see the press, but she wants all her neighbors to be with her. Why is Annabel asking for her neighbors to be with her?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. What was Annabel's next film after "The House on the Piazza," and how was it received by the public? Also, how did it impact on the Christopher's personal lives?

7. Frederick's longtime friend, Billy O'Brien, came in and out of their lives, usually needing a loan. How did Annabel ensure that Frederick would come to Rome with her?

8. What was the difference between the way that Annabel and Frederick viewed acting?

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

10. 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?

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

In his note, Frederick writes to Annabel that she is a beautiful empty shell. Luigi reassures her that she is not. How does Luigi perceive Annabel? What is their ongoing relationship? He jump-started her career. How does he feel about preserving it?

Essay Topic 3

Annabel makes a surprising decision at the end of the book. What do you think is her reason? What do you see as her future and why? Do you have any particular emotion at the decision she has made and if so, why?

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