The Immortalists Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Chloe Benjamin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 196 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Immortalists Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Chloe Benjamin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 196 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 book does Klara buy at the magic shop after gleaning more information about the fortune teller?

2. Who steps in and stops the policeman's harassment of Simon outside of the police station?

3. How many floors are contained in the building where the Gold siblings seek out the fortune teller?

4. What phenomenon had Klara found magical as a child before finding out its true nature?

5. What date does the narrator finally reveal as the one foretold to Simon by the fortune teller?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of guilt depicted within Gertie's feelings about her son after his death?

2. Which of the Gold siblings is the most apprehensive about the prospect of visiting the fortune teller and why?

3. How is repetition employed within the opening passage of Part Two:Proteus and to what effect?

4. What is the significance of Klara's feelings about the phenomenon of red tide?

5. How does Robert's story about his friend Dante demonstrate the themes of violence and hate?

6. What is Robert's reaction to the AIDS epidemic and how does it differ from Simon's?

7. What differences between Robert and Simon does the author depict as those that drive Simon to cheat on Robert?

8. The narrator takes pains to explain that Klara does not share her magic with people in order to deceive them. What is her true reason?

9. Describe the significance of Simon's dream about salmon and how it relates to his mindset at the time of his dream.

10. How did the Gold children's maternal grandmother die and why are the children adults before they find out this information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each Gold sibling's character and progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.

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