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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 has Catherine run into while she is out looking for real estate?

2. Which of Leo's lovers gets asked over to meet his mother?

3. Who are Treat Rush and Brad Craft?

4. Where has Wani been while he has been away from London?

5. What is prize for the welly-whanging champion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick fear most after reading the Edelman book?

2. Describe the game of welly-whanging.

3. What does Penny document in her diary?

4. What does Wani say he is having a feature on in the premiere issue of Ogee?

5. How does Barry Groom react to his meeting with the Prime Minister?

6. How does Nick think it is best to deal with Catherine when she is on an "up curve"?

7. Why does Nick suggest that he has helped make the restaurant Gusto a success?

8. How does the news of the affair between Gerald and Penny break in the media?

9. What is the "different side" of the Prime Minister that Wani knows?

10. What happens to the Ouradi's first son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the double meaning of Henry James' quote about being able to tolerate "a great deal of gilt." How does this quote relate to Nick's life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the media in the text? Begin by looking at the discussion of the "Mordant Analyst" on the opening pages and continue to the effects of the tabloids on the characters at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

One of the concepts of the "line of beauty" is the ogee arch. Explain the symbolism of the ogee and find examples of when this image appears in the text. What does the ogee mean to Nick? What about the Ogee company? How does its curve reflect the highs and lows of the plot?

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