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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Evey initially react to V's reason for imprisoning her?
(a) She says she hates him.
(b) She says she needs some time to think.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She says she understands.

2. What does V say is a "prison"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Greed.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Knowledge.

3. What does Mr. Finch do in order to free himself from prison?
(a) Runs past the guards.
(b) Breaks the bars on the window.
(c) Negotiates a plea deal.
(d) Sets off explosives.

4. What does "Ave atque vale" translate to in English?
(a) Safe journey.
(b) Hail and farewell.
(c) Goodbye, my love.
(d) Anarchy prevails.

5. Directly after Evey leaves prison, how long does Dominic say it has been since V's last attack?
(a) One year.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the guard say Evey will be in prison if she does what he asks?

2. Who is watching Helen's meeting with Harper?

3. What do the guards ask the crowd at the parade to do in order to comfort the Leader?

4. What does V's secret "love nest" contain?

5. When Evey runs down the prison hallway and opens the door at the end, where does she emerge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about the story's minor characters from the vignettes?

2. In the last chapter, how does Helen Heyer attempt to get Finch to help her, and why do you think he refuses?

3. What does Rosemary do to the Leader and why?

4. Why does V inflict only a minor wound on Mr. Finch, and why does he make it so easy for Mr. Finch to find him?

5. What does V call his "mistress" and why?

6. When Dominic reads the love letters he finds, what does he realize and what is ironic about this?

7. What does Rosemary try to buy, and why might she need this?

8. What is the nature of Conrad's relationship with Helen, and what does Helen want Conrad to do?

9. What does Conrad discover near the end of the story, and how does he find this out?

10. What reason does Mr. Finch give for taking acid, and what other issues cause him to do this?

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