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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 James find in Magdalen's house when he goes back for this things?

2. Who does Anna have a singing act with, as James fondly recalls?

3. Sadie said that all they needed to do was to present him with the ______________, the script, and the contracts.

4. James recalls a time when Magdalen destroyed a manuscript of his ___________ that might have been an epic.

5. James walks into the door at the landing and is greeting by seven or eight pairs of ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Anna want James to come when she writes him a letter, requesting to see him?

2. Why does it seem that James and Finn may have worn out their welcome where they were staying?

3. How do the three men spend their time at the bar once they arrive in this book?

4. What does James find is at the address which he has uncovered for Anna's current location?

5. What does Sadie explain as being all they have to do in order to put their plan in place?

6. What does Dave notice James doing, which prompts him to immediately tell James no?

7. Why can't James leave the house when he decides to go find Hugo after the phone call?

8. What happened when James let himself in to Magdalen's house to pick up his things?

9. What do Lefty and James decide to buy in order to continue their talks with Dave and Finn in tow?

10. What did Hugo and James agree was an ironic twist in their love relationships in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As James begins to look for Hugo, he realizes that Sadie has locked him in the house, so he needs to pick the locks to get out of the house.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sadie decided to lock James into the house?

Part 2: Do you think Sadie is a crazy person? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James should have realized that Sadie might have tried something like that? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

James, when he wakes up in the park, realizes that fate is trying to tell him to fix certain problems in his life.

Part 1: Why do you think James is confident in the idea of fate?

Part 2: Do you believe in the idea of fate? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James is correct in thinking that he needs to resolve the past before moving forward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

James running into the arrangement of masks seems to be a symbolic scene.

Part 1: How does James wear a mask in his own life during the story?

Part 2: Why might it be symbolic for Anna to work in a place which has masks at its entryway?

Part 3: Do you think everyone wears a mask at some point? Why or why not?

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