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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 does Diomedes react in Part Four, Chapter Ten, upon learning Alicia finally spoke?

2. What does Theo realize in Part Four, Chapter One, after he has finished reading Alicia's diary?

3. According to Alicia's diary in Part Five, Chapter One, why did Alicia believe Theo had come to the Grove?

4. According to the inspector in Part Five, Chapter Three, where was Alicia's diary found?

5. Where does Paul take Theo in Part Four, Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Theo confronts Christian in Part Four, Chapter Two?

2. What happens during the meeting in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Three?

3. Why do Alicia and Jean-Felix argue in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two? What does he give her at the end of the argument?

4. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, what made her recognize Theo?

5. According to Theo in Part Five, Chapter Three, what will happen to the Grove? According to Julian McMahon, will happen to Theo's career?

6. What painting does Alicia create in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Eight? What does Theo realize about the work?

7. What does Theo notice in the Alcestis painting in Part Four, Chapter Six?

8. What does Diomedes believe about Alicia's revelations in Part Four, Chapter Fifteen?

9. In Part Three, how does Gabriel react to Alicia's report of a man watching her? How does Alicia feel about this?

10. According to Theo in Part Four, Chapter Fifteen, how does he know Alicia is lying to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alicia finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Theo and Kathy after the close of the novel? Predict their future based on Theo’s thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Kathy, Ruth, and Alicia and analyze the effects each has on both Theo and the plot as a whole.

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