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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 did James go to the chemist to buy for his headache after sleeping in the park?

2. Where does James go after learning about his bets with Sammy Starfield?

3. What does Magdalen say will happen if James comes by the house after the next week?

4. What did James realize about the house when he decided to leave to find Hugo?

5. Anna tells James that the company is an amateur __________ company, though she will not say much else.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason for the festivities in Paris on the day that James contemplates the way he turned down the job?

2. What are some of the tasks James gets to do at his new job in this book?

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

4. What happened when the group of men got to Hugo's door? What did they find?

5. What happened when James let himself in to Magdalen's house to pick up his things?

6. What did the group of men find when they got to the fourth level in the building where Hugo was supposed to be?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Anna is a mysterious figure in the story, capturing James' heart and yet stringing him along.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna is so mysterious in the story?

Part 2: Do you think James should still be in love with Anna? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Anna decides to string James along for so long?

Essay Topic 3

As James begins to look for Hugo, he realizes that Sadie has locked him in the house, so he needs to pick the locks to get out of the house.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sadie decided to lock James into the house?

Part 2: Do you think Sadie is a crazy person? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James should have realized that Sadie might have tried something like that? Why or why not?

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