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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 the top art expert say about the forgeries?
2. Why doesn't Louis Broom actually work on Wednesdays?
3. When was the chateau built?
4. What does Anne learn about herself while participating in the scam?
5. What does Willow suggest they do about the "ransom"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Arnaz's last line, " I had faith in you baby" suggest about the entire scam?
2. What does Lampeth say to Willow about the effect the forgery scam will have on the art world?
3. 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?
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. How do each of the art dealers feel about the request from the forgers and what agreement do they come to?
6. What is the set-up for selling the forgeries?
7. Who is Mandingo and how does he get involved in Cardwell's collection?
8. How does Lipsey discover that Dee and Mike had not yet made it to Poglio?
9. How does the search for the Modigliani bring Dee and Mike closer together?
10. What is Louis' hand in the story of the forgeries once he has the professor identify the painting as such?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the alienation of Peter Usher from the art world reveal the art society's assumptions and moral values?
Essay Topic 2
Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist? Defend your answers with evidence from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How is the end of the novel a twist in regards to Mike Arnaz? Did the reader expect Mike to be such a major player in the scandal? Does the twist add to the depth of the novel? In what way does it or does it not? Did Follett intend to surprise the reader? Does it play into the genre?
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