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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. Where did Thomas, Mary, John, and Ester go after boating in Chapter 20?

2. Where does Aaron go after leaving the record room in Chapter 21?

3. What does Helen keep in her office for a snack in Chapter 25?

4. In Chapter 27, where does Helen want him to meet her?

5. How old was Thomas Farrow when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is Document RQ206 not available?

2. When and how does Aaron learn the date and manner of Ester's death?

3. What did Alvaro discuss in a poem he wrote as Ester was dying?

4. What was Ester and Alvaro's wedding like?

5. Why does Aaron rip a manuscript in Chapter 17?

6. What story did Bescos tell of the Jews of York?

7. In Chapter 19, what does Aaron tell Helen about writing a reference for him to Wliton?

8. In Chapter 21, what did Aaron discover about Ester?

9. Where does Helen go in Chapter 25 to search records, and what does she find?

10. In Chapter 23, what does Marisa tell Aaron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel and why? Could it be classified as two or more different genres?

Essay Topic 2

Aaron accuses Helen of attributing Ester with the traits of feminism. Why does Helen attribute the traits of feminism to Ester? Was Ester a feminist?

Essay Topic 3

Aaron is confused by a Shakespearean sonnet. How do the characters view romantic love? What is communicated about love through relationships that characters have?

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