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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. James and Mr. Mars would spend their lunch hour thinking about the benefits of having performed some ____________.

2. Who does James receive a check from in the pile of mail that has been held for him?

3. Whose voice singing on the radio makes James realize that this person is completely gone from his life?

4. What does James do when he realizes that he person he thought he saw was actually not that person?

5. Magdalen tells James there is a man willing to pay him an immediately _________ pounds and then 150 pounds indefinitely.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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