A Sport and a Pastime Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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A Sport and a Pastime Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Which scenario does the narrator NOT imagine regarding the waitress?

2. To whom is the narrator attracted?

3. Who is the young French girl drinking with the black American soldiers?

4. What does Philip admit to not having much of?

5. Who is the waitress the narrator recalls from a previous visit to Autun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does the narrator find in Philip's diaries?

3. How does the narrator's interaction with the Wheatlands in Paris force him to think about his life of solitude?

4. What does the narrator find at Anne-Marie's that makes him think about how advantageous Philip is and whether he should warn Anne-Marie about Philip?

5. Describe the scene when Philip goes to Anne-Marie's parents' home for dinner.

6. What are Philip's feelings about Anne-Marie and any future they might have in Chapter 16?

7. What is the reason for Philip's visit to his father in Paris?

8. Who is Claude Picquet and what are the narrator's thoughts about her?

9. What is ironic about Philip's situation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in France during the 1960s? Explain by giving examples.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of hope. Identify at least two instances regarding hope in the book. Then cite an example to support each instance you name.

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