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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 does Rosemary think about as she dances?

2. With whom is Helen having an affair?

3. With the Leader dead, who assumes command?

4. To whom does V say he lost his true love?

5. When the Leader's mental health starts to fail, what does Helen ask Conrad to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mr. Finch manage to free himself from prison, and why is this significant?

4. After V's radio broadcast, how do people react to their new freedom?

5. What do you think V means when he says that he reveals his will to Evey?

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

7. What is Helen Heyer's plan for Conrad's leadership?

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

9. How does Evey describe the new order of V?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the bishop. How does his character represent the problems with the fascist society?

Essay Topic 2

Why does V never reveal his true identity? What purposes does this secrecy serve?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that V's methods are the best way to bring down the government? Do the ends justify the means, or is V a terrorist himself?

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