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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, at last, occurs?

2. What does Julian say he heard on that night in the asylum?

3. What would she like to do for the church for twenty years?

4. What does Julian believe about his faith and his sanity?

5. What is said about the appropriateness of the two cardinals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the lawyer do to fend off his embarrassment?

2. What does the butler tell the lawyer, after he softens?

3. What do the two men relish?

4. How does their animosity become clearer?

5. Where are Miss Alice and Julian? About what do they discuss?

6. How does this scene end?

7. How does Julian feel about the way the conversation with the butler is going? What does he want to know?

8. What do the lawyer and butler do to Julian? What is Julian's response?

9. About what is Julian astonished?

10. How does this scene open? Describe the room.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julian is reluctant to talk about his past.

Part 1) Why is he reluctant? What has happened in his past?

Part 2) How does his past reflect his future?

Part 3) Why does he finally reveal his past? What are the consequences?

Essay Topic 2

The butler is nonplussed about most things.

Part 1) Prove this statement.

Part 2) What is his relationship with the other characters.

Part 3) Based on what you know of him, what might be his thoughts on this conspiracy?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Alice is making a donation to the church.

Part 1) What is her donation?

Part 2) How does this donation lead to Julian's demise?

Part 3) What is revealed as the true donation or sacrifice? Why is this?

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