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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. James realizes that he hates ____________ though he fears intimacy.

2. Lefty and James begin to realize they are both ____________ and have more in common than originally thought.

3. Where does Lefty first have to make a stop after the men all decide to leave the pub?

4. Where does James discover that Sadie is when he arrives at her house to meet with her?

5. When James arrives at Sadie's, she tells him that she is dreadfully late for the ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lefty and James decide to buy in order to continue their talks with Dave and Finn in tow?

2. What does James realize when he is at a bookstore in Paris and he sees a sudden crowd?

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

4. What does James find when he gets to the location where Anna had asked to meet him?

5. What does James suddenly think might happen as he is on the way to take Mr. Mars to Sammy's flat?

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

7. What does Finn inform James at the start of the book, setting off a chain of events in this book?

8. What does James do after he wakes up in the park after trying to see Anna in this book?

9. What happens to the company that Hugo had inherited from his parents in this book?

10. Why does Sadie want James to move into her house a little earlier than he expected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James decides that he just needs to write a play which will reach more people than a novel will.

Part 1: Do you think a novel is a strong mode of communication? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think a play is a strong mode of communication? Why or why not?

Part 3: Which medium is best for political movements: plays or novels? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Right after turning down the job, James realizes his mistake, noting that money has always been the most important thing in the world.

Part 1: Do you believe that all James cares about is money? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think money is the most important thing in the world? Why or why not?

Part 3: Would you rather take a fulfilling job or a high paying job? Why?

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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