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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 sits next to Ducane on the journey home?

2. What is the name of Mary's 15-year-old son?

3. What do the men think the newspapers are going to write a story about?

4. Who does Ducane say Mary should marry?

5. Where is everyone at the beginning of chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John Ducane want to break up with Jessica?

2. Describe the meeting between Kate and Fiver.

3. What does Octavian think is strange about Radeechy's death?

4. How does Jessica enter Ducane's bedroom?

5. Why is Ducane envious of Willy?

6. Why is Ducane worried about his affair with Jessica?

7. How are the main characters connected?

8. What is Mary thinking about as she walks along the beach?

9. Why does Kate think it is wonderful to fall in love with an old friend?

10. What does Mary tell Ducane is making her unhappy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote The Nice and the Good in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

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