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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. On what date does the Prologue of Book Three begin?

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

3. What does V say is his goal for Evey?

4. What does "Ave atque vale" translate to in English?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What does V say in his radio broadcast?

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

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

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

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

9. In her first appearance as V, what does Evey tell the people of London?

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

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

Describe what happens to V at Larkhill. What is the purpose of Larkhill? Who works there? How does this experience drive V's actions later on?

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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