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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 the narrator fear would crush him into the earth in Chapter 8?
2. What does the Female Ghost say she did for Robert?
3. What appeared to follow the glorious woman who was being praised in Chapter 12?
4. What does the Solid One tell the Well-Dressed Ghost to drink the cup of?
5. What does the Dwarf ask of Sarah?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the Bright Person tell Pam her son Michael is? Why can't she see him now?
2. What creatures appear when the Bright Person blows the horn? What is their appearance?
3. What does the Female Ghost say about the flowers she put on Robert's desk?
4. What does Sarah do when the dwarf disappears?
5. What does Pam's brother tell her about the love of God? How must she change in order to see her son?
6. What happens to the narrator when the morning arrives?
7. How does the narrator feel after his encounter with the Hard-Bitten Ghost? Why?
8. What does the Tragedian do that makes the dwarf get smaller? What does Sarah say about this?
9. How did Pam neglect her husband and daughter in her life?
10. Why does the Female Ghost change her mind about seeing Robert?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the literary style of C. S. Lewis and the elements of style which are present in The Great Divorce. How do his choices of point of view, characterization, exposition, irony and foreshadowing affect the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the finals scenes the narrator encounters in The Great Divorce. What are the meanings of the symbols here? What does the table represent? The chess figures? How does this relate to the themes of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of The Great Divorce. Include examples of and define the terms rising action, climax, and falling action in your discussion.
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