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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 does Aldred sit next to at lunch upon arrival at the Driscolls?

2. How does Aldred describe Gigliola?

3. What is Aldred going to write about in the report?

4. Who's body does Aldred find on the path?

5. How does Benedict think Helen changes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Peter upset that Aldred found him a new place to live?

2. Why doesn't Aldred mind being alone?

3. What happens to Professor Gardiner's wife?

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

5. Why is Peter happy about making the move to MacGregor Road?

6. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

7. Why is Exley living with Roy Rysom?

8. How does Aldred get the job of studying China and Japan?

9. Why does Aldred want to walk alone, without Peter?

10. What impression of the Driscoll family does Aldred get upon meeting them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the Fry women bring to the story? Is their role a vital one? Why or why not? How do they influence both Helen and Aldred? Use examples.

Essay Topic 2

Aldred eventually is able to find his way home and make his home a place he wants to be permanently. What helps him make the leap from being a man without a true home to a man who longs for nothing but permanency?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Bertram play in the lives of Helen, Benedict and Aldred? What does he provide to each character?

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