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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 Ducane say Mary should marry?

2. Who has John received a postcard from?

3. Who does the woman on the postcard remind Ducane of?

4. What does Judy say Radeechy never did to her?

5. Where are Paula, Kate and Mary at the beginning of chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the main characters connected?

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

3. Why does Theo puzzle Mary?

4. Why is Ducane envious of Willy?

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

6. Why does Pierce say he has been hiding the cat?

7. What is Kate thinking about as she walks along the beach?

8. What do Kate and Ducane talk about as they walk towards Willy's cottage?

9. Why does Willy's use of German irritate Mary?

10. What does Judy say her and Radeechy did in the vaults?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's London setting with one of the following cities:

1. New York.

2. Paris.

3. Chicago.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

What problems do Pierce's generation face? How are the problems for Pierce's generation different to the problems Ducane's generation faced? Identify and discuss a problem facing your own generation.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine what expresses about 1960s society:

1) The estate.

2) Ducane's womanizing .

3) The occult.

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