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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author of the book which had apparently won an award?

2. Hugo tells James that it is really ____________ who is in love with him, rather than who James loved.

3. Magdalen tells James there is a man willing to pay him an immediately _________ pounds and then 150 pounds indefinitely.

4. Once James began to feel better, he got the urge to contact ________ again in order to talk.

5. What was James presented with after waking up from his nap at his friend's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James wrote a book based on the ideas he cleaned from Hugo, which seemed to cause a divide in their friendship.

Part 1: Why do you think James idolized Hugo so much?

Part 2: Do you believe James had the right to write a book based on Hugo's ideas and thoughts? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Hugo was made at James for writing the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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