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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. Mrs. Tinckman is an owner of a ________________ where James likes to visit.

2. James was not in a good mood when he went to meet ___________ the following day.

3. James and Lefty decide to buy four bottles of ______________ and to head out to continue their talks.

4. Who does Anna have a singing act with, as James fondly recalls?

5. What does James take off in order to make a motion to fight the person he finds in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave think James needs to do in order to get rid of his angst in this book?

2. What did James find upon arriving at Hugo's flat during his wanderings around town?

3. What does James find is at the address which he has uncovered for Anna's current location?

4. What did Sadie tell James about Mr. Mars in a letter addressed to James in this book?

5. What does James buy on his way to see Sadie as he passes a shop on Oxford Street in this book?

6. What does James think about marriage in relation to his own life and decisions in this book?

7. What does Sadie explain as being all they have to do in order to put their plan in place?

8. What was Finn's explanation for suddenly disappearing from the area in this book?

9. What does Dave find that allows the men to figure out where Hugo has gone in this book?

10. How would James describe Anna when he first sees her as he walks into the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James realizes that his memories for Anna have been transformed by the end of the book.

Part 1: Why do you think James wanted to be with Anna in the first place?

Part 2: Do you think Anna and James would have made a good couple? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think James' feelings change?

Essay Topic 2

James uses flirting and his appearance in order to get others to do things for him.

Part 1: Would you call James a manipulative person? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you use your charms or your appearance to get things you want? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think no one seems to see through James' plots to get what he wants?

Essay Topic 3

James, when he wakes up in the park, realizes that fate is trying to tell him to fix certain problems in his life.

Part 1: Why do you think James is confident in the idea of fate?

Part 2: Do you believe in the idea of fate? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James is correct in thinking that he needs to resolve the past before moving forward? Why or why not?

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