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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 does Benedict fear happens when Aldred leaves for Hong Kong?

2. What is Peter's first love?

3. Who are Raimonda and Gigliola?

4. What does Peter Exley value above all others: the cathedral, the governor's villa, the post office or the bank?

5. When does Aldred start to learn Chinese?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aldred meet Aurora?

2. Why doesn't Aldred want to interview Helen and Benedict about the suicide?

3. Why does Aldred think Gardiner is still around him?

4. Why doesn''t the affair between Aldred and Aurora last?

5. How does Aldred describe Helen?

6. Why does Peter's purchases as a youth embarrass his parents?

7. What happens to Professor Gardiner's wife?

8. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

9. Why is Aldred equally happy and sad to be around Helen?

10. Why is Exley living with Roy Rysom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does culture affect Peter Exley throughout the novel? Use at least three examples of how it affects his life, his relationships and his actions.

Essay Topic 2

How are Helen and Benedict so happy when they deal with Benedict's disease every day? What makes them capable of having so much joy on a daily basis?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Barry Driscoll with Benedict Driscoll. What makes them equally vital characters in the book?

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