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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 is the author of "The Golden Notebook"?
2. What does Anna do when she is alone in her flat in 'Blue Notebook'?
3. What does Anna decide to do in 'Blue Notebook'?
4. What interest does Anna track in the black notebook?
5. In 'Black Notebook', where is Anna when she talks sarcastically to the person in her lunch meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens in Anna's dream about the Russian peasant vase?
2. What happens on Ella's flight home from Paris?
3. Why does Anna put the newspaper clippings in her notebook, and what are they about?
4. What does Anna's dream involve before her final visit to Mrs. Marks?
5. Why is it odd that Anna signs up for the Communist Party?
6. How does Anna retaliate against the attempts to simplify her novel when making it into a movie?
7. Why do Molly and Anna consider leaving the Communist Party in 'Red Notebook'?
8. Why does Anna feel disillusioned despite all of the interest in her novel?
9. How does Anna feel after Michael doesn't show up at her home when she prepares dinner for both of them?
10. What is the sign in the last 'Yellow Notebook' that Anna has lost her writer's block?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Anna and Molly become distrustful of the Communist Party, and why do they consider leaving the party? What leads to these feelings? Were they justified?
Essay Topic 2
Explore Tommy's feelings that led to his breakdown. How did he feel about the adults in his life?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Ella and Anna, and the emptiness of their lives. How are their depressions similar?
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