A Handful of Dust Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Handful of Dust Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who arrives first at the meeting point for Tony and Milly?
(a) Jock.
(b) Tony.
(c) Two detectives.
(d) Milly.

2. Who does Jock find at Jenny's flat?
(a) Majorie.
(b) No one.
(c) Princess Jenny Abdul Akbar.
(d) John Beaver.

3. What annoys Tony the most when Milly arrives?
(a) She flirts with the detectives.
(b) She has brought along her daughter.
(c) She lites up a cigarette.
(d) She calls Tony by his wrong name.

4. Why is Jock appalled at Brenda's response?
(a) Because Brenda says that it serves Tony right.
(b) Because Brenda blames Tony.
(c) Because Brenda seems relieved that it is her son John Andrew who is dead, not John Beaver.
(d) Because Brenda doesn't seem at all affected.

5. How does Jenny interpret John's death?
(a) As the only way Brenda will come to her senses.
(b) As an omen of bad things still to come.
(c) As a tragedy to just Tony.
(d) As a result of a curse Jenny carries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rosa?

2. Why does Jock apologize?

3. What rumor is Brenda spreading about Tony?

4. How does Tony's weekend farce turn out?

5. How much is Brenda now requesting as a settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Brenda has written Tony and telling him about John Beaver?

2. What do Messigner and Tony decide to do and do you think they make the best choice?

3. What is Tony's position in Brenda's social circle by the end of this chapter?

4. How has John Beaver fared through the saga of Tony and Brenda's failed marriage?

5. What are the indications that Tony may still be plagued by a "curse" or bad luck?

6. How is it that Tony seems to be the "bad" guy in a number of ways?

7. How long is it before Tony and Messinger are able to talk to the men of the village about what they want?

8. How does Tony manage to survive in the jungle?

9. How does Brenda use the death of her son to justify her request for a divorce?

10. What seems to be contrasted in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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