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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. Where does David have the opportunity to observe Melanie without her knowing?
2. What is the name of the second woman from the escort agency that David meets with?
3. Who is Manas Mathabane?
4. Which description most accurately describes the clothing of the unwelcome visitor in David's office?
5. At the end of the Chapter 11, where does Lucy begin to walk to?
Short Essay Questions
1. When David is lecturing in Chapter 3, the thoughts he imagines his students having are in italics: "What is he talking about? What does this old man know about love?" What does this awareness reveal about him?
2. Interpret the last sentence of the chapter, "A shadow of envy passes over him for the husband he has never seen."
3. What might one make of David's abundance of notes on Byron rather than recognizing that the "two fat files" of notes might be enough to begin writing?
4. How does David's opinion of Bev Shaw diminish what one might expect of someone who is a college professor?
5. What does it mean when Ms. Rassool says that they, the committee, may have a duty to protect David from himself?
6. Why is it important to David that Lucy is as he puts it a "woman of passion?"
7. What is it about Soraya's character does David find appealing?
8. When David puts on soft music and offers wine, he describes this as a ritual. What is this a ritual for?
9. When David goes to visit Lucy, what is his observation of Lucy's country life?
10. David describes Melanie as "clever enough, but unengaged." What might the attraction to such a person suggest about David?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter 16. The character of Petrus is not as fully realized as other characters, namely David, Lucy and Bev. Nonetheless, he is an important character. Explain what role Petrus plays in the character development of the other characters.
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 24. How can David's bringing his dog to Bev be symbolic of his growth or transformation in this novel?
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 23. David's life has always included literature. His references to literature are casual and throughout his narrative. They are his way of defining episodes in his life. Why, then, might he have chosen to write an opera instead of a novel? What might this musical form offer him that literature would not?
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