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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. How is Mrs. Pollifax drugged in Chapter 5?

2. Who plans to make a run for it when taken from their cell?

3. What does Mrs. Pollifax say is expected of the United States government when one is traveling abroad?

4. How old is John Farrell?

5. Where is Mrs. Pollifax when she awakens in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the conversation Mrs. Pollifax has when going to Parrot Bookstore the second time.

2. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell are told to ride donkeys?

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

4. What is Mrs. Pollifax instructed to do at Parrot Bookstore?

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

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

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

8. What occurs when Mrs. Pollifax wakes up after she is drugged?

9. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax meets Carstairs?

10. Discuss the location that Mrs. Pollifax arrives at during her capture as well as the ailment she suffers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between General Perdido and Carstairs.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of crime in the novel and the impact it has on the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the theme of the novel and why it is classified as having this particular theme.

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