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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. When the phone rings after Billy mentions the notes, who does Annabel think is calling?

2. When Annabel leaves the hospital, what do the parents of the woman she had visited, say to her?

3. What does Annabel say when Luigi asks about the note Frederick sent Marina?

4. In Chapter VII, what happens at the hospital after the woman Annabel wants to visit is admitted?

5. When Luigi visits Annabel at the hotel on Sunday morning, where is the baby and his nurse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Marina told Annabel a reporter contacted her to pay for her love story with Frederick but she turned him down. He wanted to know if Marina was near the Church when Frederick was chased by ladies. How did Marina respond when Annabel asked whether she really thought Frederick was crazy?

2. What does Annabel assume Billy wants money for after he tells her about Frederick's suicide notes?

3. Annabel reads the note to her and it's the same lies as to his mother. What does Annabel have to disprove?

4. How long has Frederick's mother been dead and why write to her?

5. When she returned to her room, Tom asked her why she had turned over the letters to the inquest, saying that she didn't have to do that. How did she answer him?

6. Danya, who Annabel was going to visit in the hospital, had told many nurses and several doctors that she had been in love with Frederick along with numerous other young women. How does her meeting with Annabel go?

7. What causes Billy to freak out when he sees something go by Annabel's hotel window at night?

8. When the phone rang insistently in Annabel's room, despite instructions to hold calls, Billy answered it and said the police were downstairs. What would the police want?

9. The neighbors had supported Annabel during the news conference with phrases about her courage and murmurs to the newsmen to tread with care. How had she handled the photographers with their questions?

10. Luigi tells Annabel that she will have to have a new public image if the accusations in Frederick's notes get out. He tells Annabel that she should go away for a while. Then he asks her if she would consider it. How does Annabel respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annabel made the film "The House on the Piazza" and attracted the attention of Luigi, a producer. It was said that Luigi discovered her. Describe Luigi's role in Annabel's career. Without Luigi, how different would Annabel have been?

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Essay Topic 2

Frederick and Annabel are described as a totally mismatched couple. That's not uncommon, but not enough to drive most people to suicide. What were the major factors in Frederick's case? Would it be vital to examine their early history? Was it inevitable?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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