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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 Ricky's personal assistant?
2. What is Marsha's business?
3. What does Vern begin to feel towards the end of Part IV?
4. Who is Ricky's new girlfriend?
5. Who is Alec working for in Part IV, at the end?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does Vern get to do as a result of his wealth that he has always wanted to do?
2. How does Ben diffuse the tension between Marsha and Gloria in Part IV?
3. What does the woman Val helps at her volunteering position tell Val about why she is so upset?
4. How does Jo think of her relationship with Ricky in Part III?
5. Why does Jo never end up playing her music for Ricky in Part III?
6. How does Ben meet Marsha?
7. What problem does Val's husband Claude struggle with?
8. How does Ben generally get along with Marsha's adult sons?
9. How does Alec feel about looking after his granddaughter Vicky?
10. What does Mike do in Part III that horrifies Val and changes the course of her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Vern's chance meeting with Alec change the course of Vern's life and business dramatically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Alec's relationship with his son, Gary, change over the course of the novel? Why does Alec have a fleeting feeling of failure at the end of the novel upon hearing of Vicky's eating disorder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Spufford use the character of Mike to explore some aspects of racism and racist attitudes in postwar Britain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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