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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 is hit by a rock in Chapter 16?

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax convince Lulash and Vassovic to let her take to her cell?

3. What is set on fire by the Chinese man?

4. Who takes Mrs. Pollifax for her daily walk?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Pollifax find the location of a missile site important?

3. Discuss the cave the Chinese man finds in Chapter 20 and the purpose it serves.

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn from Carstairs involving Senor DeGamez in Chapter 23?

5. How does Mrs. Pollifax manage to get an evergreen tree?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the escape of Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell and the effects it has on the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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