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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. Where does Anna want James to meet up with her, as she states in a letter to him?

2. Where did James stop off in order to find lock picking supplies in order to break into someone's house?

3. Who does James recognized Sadie's boss to be, even though he has taken on a new name?

4. James tells Sadie's housekeeper that he is a ____________ of hers.

5. What is the profession of Magdalen's soon-to-be husband, Sammy Starfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was James' new job at the hospital where he secured employment in this book?

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

3. What does James do when he happens upon a hospital during a long walk with Mr. Mars?

4. What does Dave think James needs to do in order to get rid of his angst in this book?

5. What does James do as he begins to settle into his new home at Sadie's flat in this book?

6. What does Finn inform James at the start of the book, setting off a chain of events in this book?

7. What does James do after he wakes up in the park after trying to see Anna in this book?

8. What does James learn about Finn upon his arrival at Dave's house after returning from Paris?

9. What does Magdalen reveal as the reason for beckoning James to come to Paris to see her?

10. What did Sadie tell James about Mr. Mars in a letter addressed to James in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James seems to be a man who wants to always get things from others, though he does not seem as keen to give others things in return.

Part 1: Why do you think James seems to be such a mooch?

Part 2: Why do you think James does not seem to give anything in return for what he has been given?

Part 3: Could you be friends with James? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

James is summoned to Paris by Magdalen, and he decides to go and to meet her there.

Part 1: Why do you think Magdalen wanted James to come to Paris with her?

Part 2: Would you go to Paris at the summoning of someone else? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James should have gone to see Magdalen? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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