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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 almost shoots the Chinese man?

2. Who steals General Hoong's gun?

3. What does Mrs. Pollifax plan to wrap in her petticoat to aid in her escape?

4. Who does Mrs. Pollifax invite into her home for tea at the end of the novel?

5. Who does Farrell shoot during he and Mrs. Pollifax's escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn about Adem Nexht on her daily walk?

2. Discuss what Carstairs has Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell do when they first arrive home to the United States.

3. What happens when Farrell tells Mrs. Pollifax to leave him behind when she escapes?

4. Discuss the note that is dropped into Mrs. Pollifax's cell while she is on her morning walk.

5. Discuss the arrival of General Hoong at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

6. Discuss the deck of cards that Mrs. Pollifax remembers she still has in Chapter 23.

7. What does Mrs. Pollifax discover on her daily walk?

8. Discuss the plan of escape that Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man use with the help of the woman who sees them escaping.

9. Discuss the sail boat Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal and the teamwork they have with one another.

10. How do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man distract their pursuers in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the role of the protagonist and antagonist in the novel and the effect it has on the characters and events that occur.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narration of the novel and whether readers can trust the narrator(s).

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Pollifax and Lulash and the effect it has on the novel.

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