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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 does Mrs. Pollifax discuss with the person running the bookstore?

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax admit to Farrell in Chapter 9?

3. Who is considered to be welcome in Albania?

4. Who confirms the location of Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell for them?

5. Who does Mrs. Pollifax feel looks down upon her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens during Mrs. Pollifax's first trip to Parrot Bookstore?

4. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax meets Carstairs?

5. Discuss the assignment Carstairs has involving Mexico City.

6. What happens when Carstairs begins talking about the "Mexico City fiasco" in Chapter 11?

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

8. What do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell do while on the plane they are held captive on?

9. Why does Mrs. Pollifax go to Langley, Virginia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Pollifax and Johnny Farrell and the role it plays in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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