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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. After V dies, who is the second person Evey imagines V may be?

2. With whom does V say he was in love?

3. What does Mr. Finch say when Dominic asks him where V dies?

4. What is Mr. Finch's first name?

5. In the train station, who does V say that he is waiting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the last chapter, how does Helen Heyer attempt to get Finch to help her, and why do you think he refuses?

2. What do you think V means when he says that he reveals his will to Evey?

3. What does V say in his radio broadcast?

4. What does V call his "mistress" and why?

5. When the guard gives Evey one last chance to give in, what does she say, and what does this say about her character?

6. Explain why V says that Evey has been "in a prison all her life."

7. What does Conrad discover near the end of the story, and how does he find this out?

8. What does Adam Susan ask the computer in the Book Three Prologue, and why is this significant?

9. What is the nature of Conrad's relationship with Helen, and what does Helen want Conrad to do?

10. How does Evey's attitude toward V change the day after she leaves prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happens to V at Larkhill. What is the purpose of Larkhill? Who works there? How does this experience drive V's actions later on?

Essay Topic 2

What two political extremes do V and Adam Susan represent? Which do you think is more fair to its citizens? Do you think that the citizens in the story benefit more from a less extreme philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

For what reasons do V imprison Evey? How does the experience change Evey? Do you agree with what he does?

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