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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 Italian painting do Heloise and Everard see?

2. What is the date on the letter that Lucy sends to Ralph?

3. What color is the woodwork in the kitchen?

4. What will Bridget miss most about the house?

5. Why do the yard dogs bark?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ralph's childhood like?

2. How does Horahan conduct himself as a soldier?

3. How do the Gaults spend their time in Italy?

4. How does Lucy see her future and present circumstances?

5. How are the events at Lahardane perceived by others?

6. Describe Ralph's visit with Lucy. What do they talk about?

7. How is Lucy treated when she returns to school?

8. What forces the Gaults to leave Italy? Where do they go?

9. What is the financial and emotional state of Lucy's parents? Where have they gone?

10. How is Ralph's accidental visit to Lahardane regarded by others in the community?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay documenting the varying roles religion can play in the lives of individuals. Be sure to address:

1) How religion can serve in a support role for those in need.

2) The role of religious doctrine in the morality, lifestyle choices, and overall lives of individuals.

3) The role of religious institutions throughout history and across the world in politics, charity, foreign aid, and so on.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that documents the 'normal' experience of someone who joins the military. Be sure to address:

1) Common reasons for those who join the military, and the realism of these expectations.

2) The day-to-day experience of a person in the military.

3) Pros and cons of being a soldier.

Essay Topic 3

Write a historical essay documenting Italy's role in World War Two. Be sure to address:

1) Benito Mussolini and his government.

2) Reasons for Italy entering the conflict, and why Italy chose the side of the Axis powers.

3) The end of Italy's role in World War Two.

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