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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. How does he reply?

2. Where is our protagonist?

3. How are Kathleen and Eliezer?

4. What does a teacher tell him will happen three days after he has died?

5. What does she do when she senses his sudden change of heart?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kathleen begin to cry?

4. What does the doctor say about Kathleen?

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

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

7. What would happen if the protagonist did not do what the teacher told him to do?

8. What does Kathleen ask of Eliezer?

9. What is the protagonist's memory of Moishe?

10. What is Eliezer's memory about the train station?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel ends with the main character crying.

Part 1) For what is he shedding tears?

Part 2) Is he healed? Why or why not?

Part 3) Will his relationships with others be different now, after the destruction of the painting? Why or why not?

Part 4) Will he reconcile with Kathleen? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The main character thinks more about death than life.

Part 1) How does this affect his relationship with others?

Part 2) What would his grandmother think about this? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) Based on this story, how does the author believe one can change and enjoy life?

Essay Topic 3

Shimon, the protagonist's friend, considers him a saint.

Part 1) Why does he consider him a saint? How does the protagonist feel about this?

Part 2) How does the protagonist mimic this thought later in the novel?

Part 3) Compare the person and reaction later in the novel to his reaction to being called a saint.

Part 4) What is the connection between this and the stranger on the ship and Gyula?

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