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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 is Mr. Phancey's first name?

2. What is Viv doing when someone knocks on the door?

3. Where does Mr. Sanguinetti live?

4. What is the make of the motel's ice box?

5. What does Viv join in Pall Mall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Viv and Kurt become close?

2. Describe Viv's final trip to Windsor.

3. Describe the character of Sluggsy

4. What happens when Viv turns on the vacancy sign?

5. Describe Viv's upbringing.

6. Summarize the fourth section.

7. Why does Viv decide to move away from London?

8. Where do Derek and Viv go after the theater?

9. How do things change between Derek and Viv when Derek goes to Oxford?

10. Summarize the third section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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