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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. Where does Anne-Marie keep her savings?

2. What is the name of Cristina Wheatland's husband?

3. What is the narrator's destination city?

4. Which university did Philip attend?

5. Where will the narrator be staying while in Autun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is at the core of Philip attraction to Anne-Marie?

2. What part does arrogance play in the narrator's solitary lifestyle?

3. Who are the Jobses and why do the narrator and Philip spend time with them?

4. How does the author provide some foreshadowing of Philip's future?

5. Even though he is primarily an observer, what other elements of the narrator's psyche enter into the development of his stories?

6. What are the narrator's thoughts about his life of solitude when viewed against Philip and Anne-Marie's affair?

7. What does Philip do that lets the reader know that his relationship with Anne-Marie is entering its final stages?

8. What are the narrator's secret thoughts about Anne-Marie in Chapter 17?

9. What is the nature of the narrator's documentation project in Chapter 20?

10. How does the author literally and figuratively use foreshadowing of Philip's death in the fortune teller scenario?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses several instances of flashbacks in the story. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Anne-Marie. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator and Philip are both important to the premise of the story. Compare and contrast Philip and the narrator. What similarities do they share? How are they different?

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