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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 kind of flowers had James picked out to give to Anna?

2. Dave believes that if James would just get a __________, then all of his angst would go away.

3. James also works on translating what sorts of novels into English?

4. Who does James find in Magdalen's house when he goes back for this things?

5. How much older is Anna than James is, according to his memory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was James' new job at the hospital where he secured employment in this book?

2. What is James afraid has been stolen from him when he was living at Magdalen's?

3. What does Magdalen reveal as the reason for beckoning James to come to Paris to see her?

4. Why can't James leave the house when he decides to go find Hugo after the phone call?

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

6. What do Lefty and James realize about each other the more they talk to each other?

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

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

9. What did James do to Anna as he felt that they would be conversing like two old acquaintances in a few moments?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

James realizes that Mrs. Tinckham has never taken a sip of the whiskey he keeps behind the counter fro special occasions.

Part 1: Why do you think James keeps a special bottle of whiskey behind the counter at the shop?

Part 2: Would you have drunk the bottle of whiskey were you in Mrs. Tinckman's shoes? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why is it a true mark of propriety that Mrs. Tinckman has never had a single sip of the whiskey?

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