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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. Who almost shoots the woman who sees Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man escaping?

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax call the two rocks she is able to bring into her cell?

3. Who does Mrs. Pollifax invite into her home for tea at the end of the novel?

4. Who is hit by a rock in Chapter 16?

5. What do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell discover on their escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the plane that Mrs. Pollifax comes to find in Chapter 19.

2. Who is Halstead and whom does he recognize in Chapter 22?

3. Discuss the sail boat Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal and the teamwork they have with one another.

4. Discuss the prisoner that Mrs. Pollifax learns of in Chapter 14.

5. Discuss the note that is dropped into Mrs. Pollifax's cell while she is on her morning walk.

6. How does Carstairs finally find Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 20?

7. Discuss the reasons for Farrell's foul mood when Mrs. Pollifax returns from her daily walk in Chapter 14.

8. Discuss the encounter between Mrs. Pollifax and Mrs. Hartshorne when Mrs. Pollifax finally returns home at the end of the novel.

9. Discuss the arrival of General Hoong at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

10. How does Mrs. Pollifax manage to get a gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the role of the protagonist and antagonist in the novel and the effect it has on the characters and events that occur.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the use of foils in the novel and the effects they have on characters and events that occur.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the use of setting in the story and the role it plays in the novel.

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