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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 write a letter to at the end of the chapter?

2. Where do McGrath and Ducane go to at the beginning of chapter 26?

3. Where does Willy hide when he sees Jessica approach the house?

4. Where country has Eric now decided to move to?

5. Whose presence calms Ducane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Ducane's attitude towards Biranne changed?

2. Describe the vault.

3. What do the three women write in their letters to Ducane?

4. What does Willy tell Mary in this chapter?

5. How does Ducane react to Judy's advances?

6. How does Ducane feel about Mary?

7. Why does Judy say she married McGrath?

8. Why does Mary think she is in a terrible position?

9. What does Jessica think about when she looks into the long mirror?

10. Why does Ducane resign from his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author have tot change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) The estate.

2) Ducane's womanizing .

3) The occult.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. How does the author use all these elements to create a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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