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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. How does Carriscant react when he performs an appendectomy?

2. Why does Delphine reject Carriscant out of hand?

3. What does Carriscant recognize about the patient?

4. With what does Pantaleon threaten Carriscant?

5. Who backs Cruz when he calls Carriscant on the carpet/

Short Essay Questions

1. What details about her life does Delphine tell Carriscant?

2. Why is Cruz enraged and Carriscant embarrassed?

3. What does Carriscant say Delphine admits and what is Kay's reaction?

4. What does Pantaleon expect of Carriscant and what is Carriscant's reaction?

5. What happens to Carriscant's Chinese patient, and what does this set Carriscant to thinking?

6. Where is Seiverance going and what does he do in preparation?

7. What does Delphine tell Carriscant that makes him start planning to flee the country with her?

8. How does Annaliese become pregnant with Kay?

9. What happens when Carriscant meets Delphine and why does she reject him?

10. What does Carriscant contemplate doing after fighting with Wieland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Do you think there was enough hard evidence to convict Carriscant of the crimes for which he went to prison? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

2. What mistakes do you think, in detail, Carriscant made which left him open to being charged with crimes he claims he did not commit? Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

3. Compare Carriscant's situation, going to prison for crimes he says he did not commit, versus Kay's partner, Meyersen, who seems to have committed several crimes against Kay yet not only did not go to prison but seems to have thrived from his nefarious behavior. Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes The Blue Afternoon interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Kay. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Carriscant. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Paton Bobby. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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