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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 happened when Lancelot joined into the dinner conversation in Chapter 5?

2. When Elgin returned with his reports from the hotel, what did Elgin report that he couldn't see?

3. Where was the pigeonnier, mentioned in Chapter 2, located?

4. In Chapter 3, what time does Elgin say the group of people returned to Belle Isle?

5. What did Lancelot and Margot share to drink during the rainy night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lancelot know the Grand Kleagle and what did he do to him?

2. Lancelot compares his discovery of his wife's infidelity to what?

3. What did the money in Lancelot's father's sock drawer prove to Lancelot?

4. How does Lancelot appear to be growing more unstable as the story continues?

5. How does Lancelot attempt to talk to the girl in the room next door?

6. When Lancelot went to say goodnight to Siobhan and Tex, what did Tex pester Lancelot about?

7. What is Lancelot's design for a new world?

8. When does Lancelot claim to remember why he is in the hospital?

9. When Raine flirted with him, what did Lancelot think might be the reason?

10. What does Elgin report about Margot's night at the Holiday Inn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the movie industry and movies symbolize to the different characters in the book? Do the different types of movies symbolize different thing? Explain the symbolism of the movies for Lancelot, Margot and Lucy.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the novel, explain what it is that causes a man to be so harmed by adultery. Use at least three examples or scenes from the book in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Based on evidence from the book. explain why Lancelot is not a reliable narrator.

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