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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. At the Kitty-Kat Keller, who says "I wish we were all dead!"?

2. When V leaves Evey in the middle of a road, what does Evey find when she removes V's cape?

3. Who does Mr. Finch punch?

4. What government official is at the Kitty-Kat Keller while Evey and Gordon are there?

5. What "deal" does Evey make with V?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harper kill Gordon, and how does Evey react?

2. Who does Evey bump into outside the Kitty-Kat Keller, and why is that person there?

3. Summarize the events that occur at Larkhill, according to Delia Surridge's journal.

4. What vice does the bishop have and how does V exploit it?

5. What does the statement that the guards ask Evey to sign force her to say, and why do you think she refuses?

6. Who does Evey think that V might be, and how does V respond when she asks if this is the case?

7. Why is Evey upset when V returns at the beginning of Chapter Three? What does this tell the reader about Evey?

8. What does Evey find in her cell, and why is it important to her?

9. What is the state of Derek Almond's relationship with his wife?

10. According to the prison guards, why is Evey in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the bishop. How does his character represent the problems with the fascist society?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how loneliness and a fear of abandonment motivate both Evey Hammond and Rosemary Almond, and analyze the different ways that they respond when they are abandoned by people they are close to.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it so easy for the fascists to seize control of the government? What factors make the people embrace their policies (at least at first)?

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