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

2. After V dies, what does Evey do when she looks into the mirror?

3. Where does Evey take the man she has kidnapped?

4. What does V say that he reveals to Evey in the train station?

5. What does Rosemary do when the Leader tries to shake her hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the guard gives Evey one last chance to give in, what does she say, and what does this say about her character?

3. 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?

4. After returning to London from Larkhill, what is Mr. Finch looking for, and why does he stop at the train station?

5. Near the end of the story, what does V reveal to be his main motivation?

6. How does Evey's attitude toward V change the day after she leaves prison?

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

8. What does Rosemary imagine as she dances on stage, and why is this important?

9. What two people does Evey initially imagine V to be after V dies, and why do you think she does this?

10. What reason does V give for imprisoning and torturing Evey? In what way does he accomplish this goal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the nature of Helen Heyer's relationship with Conrad. Compare and contrast this couple's relationship to that of Rosemary and Derek Almond.

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