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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 long does it take Mitch and Anne to sell all of the paintings?

2. What picture is on the wall of the gallery at Cardwell's that makes Julian upset?

3. What does Mike figure out about how Lipsey found him and Dee in Poglio?

4. Where does Cardwell keep the key to the door of the art collection?

5. What does Mitch tell Peter to do with the portfolios?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mandingo and how does he get involved in Cardwell's collection?

2. How does the old man sitting in front of the bar in Poglio play a joke on Dee and Mike?

3. How does the search for the Modigliani bring Dee and Mike closer together?

4. How does the transaction with Crowforth go and then all of the subsequent transactions even though the reader is not given the details?

5. What does Julian discover about his Modigliani and what does he first plan on doing about it? How is that plan obstructed? What is his second plan? How is that obstructed? What is his third plan?

6. How does Julian wind up with a forgery of the Modigliani twice?

7. Who is Gaston Moore and how does he fit into the whole scheme of things in regards to the paintings?

8. Why does Arnaz show up at Peter's door, and what does he want?

9. What does Arnaz's last line, " I had faith in you baby" suggest about the entire scam?

10. How had Julian changed since the last time that Samantha had seen him now that he is ready to open his gallery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How might the ending of the novel be considered ambiguous? Is the ending satisfactory? Does it give closure? Does the ending appropriately or inappropriately conclude the work? Explain precisely how and why?

Essay Topic 2

Past events in the novel affect both positively and negatively the present actions and attitudes of certain characters. Choose a character and explain how the past event and the character's relationship to it, contributes to the meaning of the whole novel.

Essay Topic 3

How is Tom a villain? Analyze the nature of Tom's villainy and show how it enhances the meaning of the work.

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