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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 kind of conversation does General Perdido tell Mrs. Pollifax he had hoped for?

2. When Farrell is taken from his cell, what does Mrs. Pollifax hear?

3. Where does Mrs. Pollifax go before she is supposed to?

4. Who has helped smuggle guns in to Castro?

5. Where does Johnny Farrell work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the "jam" Mrs. Pollifax finds herself in in Chapter 8.

2. What kind of relationship does Mrs. Pollifax have with Mrs. Grace Hartshorne?

3. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax meets Carstairs?

4. Discuss the complaints Mrs. Pollifax has about her abduction.

5. What happens to Mrs. Pollifax during her second trip to Parrot Bookstore?

6. What happens when Mr. Mason meets Mrs. Pollifax?

7. What occurs while Mrs. Pollifax is at her doctor's office in Chapter 1?

8. What does Farrell inform about himself involving his job as a spy?

9. How does Mrs. Pollifax feel after first trip to Parrot Bookstore?

10. Discuss the meeting between Mrs. Pollifax and General Perdido.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship Mrs. Pollifax has with her children and the effect it has on the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Pollifax and Lulash and the effect it has on the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narration of the novel and whether readers can trust the narrator(s).

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