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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. How does Yusef the anarchist gain access at the consulate party in order to gain information about the British?

2. What does Heroic Love require according to the record executive's wife?

3. What does Rachel say that Stencil wrote in his note?

4. What is the name of the man who has a proclivity for young girls that latches on to Porpentine?

5. What does the switch on Hugo's body do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lepsius.

2. Why does Esther fall in love with her plastic surgeon?

3. Who does Benny meet on the subway and who do they introduce him to?

4. What happens when Benny goes to the ferry and meets Paola?

5. Why does Stencil go to the dentist and what does he discover?

6. How does Dr. Schoenmaker view Esther in Chapter 4?

7. Who are the two Englishmen at the cafe in Egypt that a waiter overhears talking about Victoria Wren?

8. What is Benny's new job at the end of Chapter 1 and how does he get it?

9. How did Stencil get wounded in Chapter 5?

10. What appears to be a problem in Rachel and Benny's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in Virginia in the1950s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women may not have?

Essay Topic 2

Select three characters from any of the stories other than V. and project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for their lives. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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