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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 do Carstairs and Mrs. Pollifax discover in the deck of cards given to Mrs. Pollifax by Senor DeGamez?

2. What type of song is sung by Lulash when General Hoong arrives?

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

4. What material will Farrell and Mrs. Pollifax use in order to make a crutch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Chinese man arrives in a car he steals during his escape with Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss the escape of Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 17.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narration of the novel and whether readers can trust the narrator(s).

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of the novel and why it falls into this particular category.

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