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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. Which word describes how Sam feels at hearing the message Molly delivers from Wallace?

2. What was contained in the contents of the package that arrived for Molly?

3. What reason, besides seeing Sam, does Sally Anne give for wanting Molly to cooperate with Wallace?

4. What do the locals at the café attempt to do to Molly?

5. What color is the car that runs Sam over?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Molly feel about Trevor when she finds out that he has left Jennifer for her?

2. What causes Sam to stop abruptly in annoyance?

3. What conflict is discovered as Molly attempts to leave Russia?

4. What does Molly's father's dream signify and what does the fact that it becomes a joke signify?

5. What happens that causes Trevor to express delight in relation to Sam?

6. Describe how Trevor feels about Molly.

7. What does Sam confess was his real deception?

8. What does the newspaper article about Sam's death save Molly from?

9. How does Molly get the locals to stop bothering her at the café?

10. Why didn't Wallace and Sally Anne leave Bucharest with Molly and Aspinall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character description and analysis about one of the main characters in this novel. Why did you choose this character? How does this character change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Molly's feelings for Monk. Do you feel they are appropriate? Why or why not? If you were in Molly's place do you think you would feel the same way? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout this novel the author sets some voyeuristic overtones. Why do you think these overtones are particularly suited to this type of writing? Explain in detail.

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