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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. Hannay is _______ the sights, the restaurants, and the people.

2. The conspiracy was ________ Scudder stated.

3. Scudder states that he is what?

4. Desperate for another disguise, Hannay offers to take over for Turnbull while the man does what?

5. How old is Hannay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the rough men leave?

2. Who are the first few visitors Hannay has? How does he deal with these people?

3. How does Hannay make himself to seem like a roadman?

4. What takes place between Jopley and Hannay?

5. What leads to Hannay telling a large crowd a fictitious story about Australian politics?

6. Describe Hannay's travels up until he is taken in by a Scottish farmer.

7. What scheme does Hannay hatch?

8. Where does Hannay decide to hide? How does this chapter end?

9. Who is to be murdered? Why, when, and where is this person to be murdered?

10. What is decided between Hannay and Sir Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard Hannay is the protagonist.

Part 1) How is he the protagonist? What is known about this character? How does the author make him accessible to the reader?

Part 2) How can the reader relate to Hannay? How is he like any other ordinary man?

Part 4) How does Hannay evolve throughout the story? How does the reader's understanding and perception of him also change?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 6 is the lowest point to which Hannay falls.

Part 1) Describe this chapter. Why would one consider it the lowest point in Hannay's life in this story?

Part 2) How does this chapter affect the plot and the emotions felt by the reader?

Part 3) How does this low point also aid in the progression of the plot, as well as affect the emotions created through the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Hannay is both an ordinary man and a hero.

Part 1) How is he seen at the beginning of this story? What is the purpose of this?

Part 2) How does Hannay evolve throughout the story? What initiates this evolution? What does he, as well as the reader, learn about himself from this experience?

Part 3) When have you realized your own heroic potential?

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