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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 prevents Persse from boarding Angelica's flight?

2. How is Philip traveling out of Ankara?

3. Where does Persse fly to from London?

4. Whom do Philip and Joy meet while out seeing the sights?

5. Who is mentioned in a newspaper cutting sent to Morris Zapp as a possible UNESCO chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What professional news does Persse receive at the party in the penthouse?

2. What is the purpose of the MLA?

3. What does Lodge declare is the real attraction for people who go to conferences?

4. What is Persse's experience when he returns to London to find Bernadette?

5. What are the differences between Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and the beach Persse knows in Connemara, Ireland?

6. Why is Persse so grateful that he opened an American Express card?

7. What is Joy's explanation for sleeping with Philip when he was in Genoa?

8. What prompts Morris Zapp's release from his kidnappers?

9. How does Morris Zapp feel about the letter he receives from Philip Swallow while at Lake Como?

10. Describe the streets of the red light district.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the text to illustrate, explain what a quest is and how it is used in this story.

Essay Topic 2

How does David Lodge use the legend of the Holy Grail in the novel "Small World"? Use at least three examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the purpose of the character Miss Sybil Maiden. Is she symbolic? If so, of what? What role does she play in the story?

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