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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 does Jean feel about Duncan's affair with Tamar?

2. Who does Gerard visit to talk about past events?

3. What city does Gulliver decide to catch a train to?

4. Who are experiencing problems with their relationship?

5. Who does Jenkin say laughs at him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tamar confront her mother?

2. What news does Jean hear about Duncan from Tamar?

3. What does Lily confide in Rose about snails?

4. Why does Rose refuse to marry Crimond?

5. Why does Gerard vow to take care of Rose?

6. Why have Jean and Duncan left for France?

7. What are Jean and Duncan keeping from each other?

8. What do Gerard and Rose say about Crimond's book?

9. What have Duncan and Jean promised each other they will try to achieve?

10. What does Crimond's treatment of Jean and his proposal to Rose say about his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Marxist's life:

1) What are Marxists and how do they view life?

2) What influence have Marxists had on popular culture?

3) How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of Marxism in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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