View a FREE sample

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 patient finally do?

2. What does Kathleen ask Eliezer one night while they are in bed together?

3. With what is the protagonist suddenly gripped?

4. When does the protagonist say this name?

5. What does she tell him she has found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the doctor and the protagonist say about the river?

2. Why is the protagonist not able to make love to the girl?

3. Who arrives before Kathleen? Describe their behavior. How does the protagonist respond to this.

4. Describe the protagonist's story about his teacher.

5. What does the girl tell the protagonist?

6. Where can Kathleen not reach the protagonist? How does she deal with this?

7. What does the protagonist realize he wants to do? How does the girl react?

8. How does the protagonist respond to the woman's request?

9. How do Kathleen and the protagonist feel about one another?

10. How has this traumatic experience affected the girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist believes survivors are pretending.

Part 1) At what are they pretending?

Part 2) Why does he believe they are pretending?

Part 3) Is he ever able to stop pretending? Why or why not?

Part 4) How is this related to his thoughts about saints?

Essay Topic 2

When lying on the ground, the protagonist is reminded of a poem by Dylan Thomas that says, "rage, rage, against the dying of the light."

Part 1) Why might he think of this poem?

Part 2) How does this contrast with his actions and feelings?

Part 3) How does this poem reflect the beliefs of others in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Gyula is the protagonist's friend.

Part 1) Describe Gyula. How is he a breath of fresh air for the protagonist?

Part 2) What does Gyula create for the protagonist? Why?

Part 3) how does Gyula's approach affect the protagonist? Has this helped the protagonist? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,062 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample