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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 type of plays does David's theatre company perform?

2. What is the name of the newspaper from which David shows Karen a clipping on page 156?

3. According to David on page 193, what had a teenage Karen not been?

4. Who refused to chauffeur the English girls around town during their visit?

5. Whom did Karen call to get her home from London?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sends Karen flowers on the opening night of Martin's play? What effect does this gift have on her?

2. What does Karen do on the opening night of Martin's play? Why does she do this?

3. What information does David reveal to Karen on page 156? How does David feel about his information?

4. What happens when Sarah recognizes Karen after the book signing? What thoughts does Karen have that hint at her true character?

5. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?

6. What does Karen ask Sarah to do following their meeting after Sarah's book signing? How does Sarah respond?

7. Why did Karen return to her hometown? What information does she reveal about her relationship with her mother?

8. How does Karen surprise David during auditions for Martin's play? What is the result?

9. What did Sarah and Karen plan after the English People returned to the UK? How did their mothers react, and what was the result?

10. How does David feel about the accusations against Martin, as revealed on page 193?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the future has in store for Sarah, Karen, and Claire after the close of the novel? Predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions during the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how their time at CAPA foreshadows Sarah and Karen’s future selves. How does their time in high school impact these characters as adults?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Trust Exercise. How does the title reflect the three protagonists? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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