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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. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?
2. Lizzie Rose discovers that who is also living on the property of the estate in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?
3. When Clara attempts to communicate a warning to Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33, she imagines herself in Parsefall’s dreams. In the dream, Clara sees Parsefall as he mourns for whom?
4. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?
5. When does Lizzie Rose decide she and Parsefall should run away in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads Lizzie Rose to the decision that she and Parsefall must run away from Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?
2. What does Lizzie Rose do upon awakening in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30? Who watches her?
3. How is Cassandra’s condition described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 49?
4. How is the meeting of Lizzie Rose, Parsefall, and Cassandra described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 32?
5. What leads Clara to the decision that she must steal the phoenix-stone in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?
6. Who arrives to visit Dr. Wintermute in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 48? What item does this character bring with her?
7. What does Parsefall reveal of Grisini’s whereabouts in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47? What is Cassandra’s state like when the children encounter her?
8. What is the outcome of the narrative for Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?
9. What exchange takes place between Clara and Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
10. What sound awakens Clara in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31? Where does Clara go to follow the sound?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Clara Wintermute in the novel. How old is Clara? Is she a likable character? What are Clara’s relationships like with her parents and the servants that attend to her? Why does the servant repeatedly remind Clara of everything she has and how she has little room to complain about her situation?
Essay Topic 2
Define “narrative point of view” in literature and identify the narrative style of Splendors and Glooms. Is the story related in first, second or third person? Is the story told in the past or present tense? How do these choices influence you as a reader? What impact do they have on the story itself?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of grief in the novel. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute? How does Clara view the theme of grief? How does this theme encompass the other main characters in the story?
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