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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. According to Chistian in Part Two, Chapter Three, what is "hanging" over the Grove?

2. What career did Gabriel have?

3. According to Theo in Part One, Chapter Four, why do psychotherapists generally avoid smoking?

4. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, Alicia was unsettled by Gabriel having what?

5. What request does Theo make of Diomedes in in Part Two, Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the various opinions on Alicia's attack in Part Two, Chapter Five?

2. What happens during Theo's session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Seven?

3. Who is Elif and how is the reader introduced to her in Part One, Chapter Five?

4. What paintings does Theo see when he visits the art gallery in Part Two, Chapter Twenty?

5. What happens during Theo's first meeting with Alicia in Part One, Chapter Seven?

6. What does Theo resolve following his meeting with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine? How does his mind change in the following chapter?

7. What happens when Theo meets Paul and Lydia Rose in Part Two, Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen?

8. According to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Eleven, why did Alicia attack her shortly after arriving at the Grove?

9. According to the Prologue, how does Alicia feel about her husband?

10. What happens during Theo's visit with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Alicia and Alcestis. How are they (and their fates) the same? How are they (and their fates) different? Why does each remain silent?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Theo and Kathy after the close of the novel? Predict their future based on Theo’s thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the changes both Alicia and Theo experience over the course of the novel. How do they change, and how do they remain the same?

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