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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. What do Frank and Kevin talk about that brings up the mention of a dog?

2. What tickets are in Rosie's suitcase?

3. Who is Dermot?

4. What do the police urge Mr. Daly to do?

5. What does Frank find inside the abandoned house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene is portrayed in the Prologue?

2. What do Frank and Scorcher talk about when they go to a local pub?

3. Where does Frank convince Kevin to go with him and what do they find?

4. What does Frank discuss with Kevin and what is Kevin's input?

5. What does Frank think about when asked why he became a cop?

6. What does Carmel ask Frank and what is his answer?

7. What do the Daly's say when Frank asks if they ever heard from Rosie?

8. What does Frank ask about the suitcase when he walks in his house and what does the family say?

9. Why does Frank have to take Holly back to her mom's and what is Olivia's response?

10. What did Frank do for years after becoming a cop concerning Rosie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holly is nine throughout "Faithful Place". Discuss the following:

1. What are some ways that Holly seems like an average nine year old? Give examples and why you say her activities are average activities for that age group.

2. What are some ways that Holly seems older than her age of 9? Give specific examples and discuss whether they seem consistent with the character of Holly as she is developed throughout the book.

3. Do you think most nine year old girls would have the kind of conversation with Shay that Holly does? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Faithful Place". Questions that French most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the French' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss French's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of French and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Faithful Place" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Faithful Place" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for for a literary audience? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Faithful Place" a successful novel? What about young teens?

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