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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. Who does Vinnie see together at intermission at the English National Opera in Chapter 5?

2. What days does Mrs. Harris work?

3. According to Chuck, the Tower of London is just an abandoned what?

4. Where does Jimbo frequent on business trips?

5. According to Fred, in elementary school, girls are divided into what two groups?

Short Essay Questions

1. After revealing she is American, what does Vinnie learn about Chuck?

2. What does Edwin say has him concerned about Mrs. Harris at the party in Chapter 6?

3. Describe each character's actions after Jimbo's car drives up.

4. Why does Vinnie think the man sitting next to her should be particularly shunned?

5. Why does Fred leave the Vogelers' angry in Chapter 2?

6. What does Chuck say about tourism in Chapter 3?

7. What causes Vinnie to lose her temper with Chuck at the end of Chapter 5?

8. Why does Vinnie think that a relationship between Fred and Rosemary can be nothing more than a fling?

9. Why does Fred take the Underground for the first time?

10. What are the unfortunate similarities between Chuck and Vinnie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After observing girls jumping rope, a girl named Mary offers to tell Vinnie some rhymes the girls won't repeat in front of teachers for a fee. How is Mary like Vinnie in appearance? When Vinnie returns to her apartment she considers not using the rhymes she learned from Mary. Why does she not want to use them? Does she decide to use them? What is her motivation for the decision? How does this decision make her and Mary more similar?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Vinnie's vivid imagination pictures terrible things happening to Zimmern. Describe one of the fantasies and the events that cause her to think about Zimmern. Has she ever met Zimmern? Why does she despise him so much?

Essay Topic 3

Vinnie becomes frustrated at a symposium, deciding it is wrong to transform children's literature into a scholarly discipline. Describe what she muses should happen to the other guests in the room. How does her fantasy continue when she reads an advertisement for Zimmern's new book?

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