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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 fires a gun into the ceiling during Lulash and Vassovic's party?

2. Who suggests scaling down a cliff in order to escape?

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

4. When Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man are picked up for rescue, who does Mrs. Pollifax contact?

5. How do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell plan to get out of their cell in order to escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss what Carstairs has Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell do when they first arrive home to the United States.

3. Discuss the "two miracles" Mrs. Pollifax manages to get.

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

5. What happens when Farrell tells Mrs. Pollifax to leave him behind when she escapes?

6. What does Mrs. Pollifax discover on her daily walk?

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

8. Discuss the things that happen at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

9. How do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man distract their pursuers in Chapter 19?

10. Discuss the woman that sees Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man escape.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the ways in which Mrs. Pollifax changes throughout the novel and the effect this has on readers as well as the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of titles and chapters in the story and the role they play in the novel.

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