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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the San Bernardino Arms?

2. What does Homer tell Tod about Faye?

3. Where do Tod, Faye and Homer go after dinner?

4. What does Faye do with a champagne cocktail?

5. Who is Faye dancing with when Tod goes back into the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Faye Greener. Why is Tod so infatuated with her even though she is younger than he? How can Tod look beyond Faye's shallow and self-centered personality and want to spend time with her? What does Faye represent for Tod?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Tod is so persistent in his pursuit of Faye even though she has told him she cannot love him. Is Tod obtuse? Is he a hopeless romantic? Or does he simply think he will wear down Faye's resistance with his persistence?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Tod view the people he sees as potential models or subjects of his paintings? What is the author telling the reader by Tod's fixation? Is Tod a realist or a romantic?

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