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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 does James open in order to make sure Magdalen has not forgotten to pack anything when she took his things from the house?

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

3. A high pitched chattering sound made the men think that Hugo was having a _____________.

4. While David is a religious zealot, there is no concept he hates more than _____________.

5. James recalls a time when Magdalen destroyed a manuscript of his ___________ that might have been an epic.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sadie tell James to do when he arrived at her house to move into her flat in this book?

2. What does James find out when he arrives at Sadie's house the following day in this book?

3. What does the telegram that James receives at the cafe reveal to him in this book?

4. What is the next idea of James when Dave will not let him stay at his house in this book?

5. What is James now thinking about Anna and about her place in his life in this book?

6. Why did the guard eventually let James into the film studio where Hugo is working in this book?

7. What was James' immediate response to becoming Sadie's bodyguard in this book?

8. What does James decide to do as he is sitting and drinking coffee with Dave in this book?

9. What did the men decide the noises they heard must of been, as opposed to a party?

10. What does James notice in the middle of the top shelf when he wakes up in the chair at Sadie's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James seems to be a man who wants to always get things from others, though he does not seem as keen to give others things in return.

Part 1: Why do you think James seems to be such a mooch?

Part 2: Why do you think James does not seem to give anything in return for what he has been given?

Part 3: Could you be friends with James? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Since Magdalen has agreed to marry another man, she kicks out Finn and James from her house.

Part 1: Why do you think Magdalen let the men stay with her in the first place?

Part 2: Would you have let two grown men live with you even if you had no relationship with them? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's fair for Magdalen to kick the two men out of her home? Why or why not?

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