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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 is the name of the race track where Link goes to investigate Nerissa's horses?

2. Where does Terry keep the fresh magazines for the Arriflex?

3. What type of sports car is Link filming in?

4. What sort of horse is Tables Turned?

5. What does Greville Arknold's jockey call Barty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucky believe that Link is angry at him?

2. What is a coaxial cable and who explains this to Link?

3. What does Link say to do when Charlie asks Nerissa what she told Danilo about her illness and her will before he came to South Africa?

4. How has Link tried to escape the sports car during the filming of "Man in Car"?

5. What does Link reveal to the van Hurens about Nerissa's condition and how do they react?

6. What clues does Link take home from Nerissa's house to help him with his case? Is this information easy to understand?

7. What happens when Charlie talks to Link about their encounter with Nerissa and why is this odd?

8. How does Link explain his son Peter's dislike of his kissing women other than his mother on film?

9. What is Summerveld and why does Greville Arknold use it?

10. How does Rodrick Hodge react when his girlfriend is electrocuted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Roderick Hodge and Katya set Link up? How do they do it? Why would they betray his trust like this? How does Roderick Hodge try to make amends? What does Link think of him?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Link's onscreen hero status with his heroism in saving Katya. How does he become the larger-than-life man off screen that he is onscreen? What does he have to do to save her life? What does Conrad say about what he does to save her life? How does this define him as a hero?

Essay Topic 3

How does life imitate art when Link is trapped in the car? What physical aspects of his predicament does Link learn are very different from the film? What things did the filmmakers get right, according to link's observations?

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