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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. What is Felix's reaction to the letter from Charis?

2. In Part Three, Chapter Five, why is Gabriel unable to watch Liesl bathe?

3. In Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, what does the Colonel do with Walter's advice?

4. In Charis' letter to Gabriel in Part Two, what detail does she leave out?

5. What form of transportation does Charis and her lover use leaving the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions does Dr. Venables ask Felix about Charis?

2. Do you think Von Bishop wants to go after Gabriel? Why or why not?

3. Describe Gabriel's journal.

4. What reason, besides political, does Gabriel have for staying in the hospital?

5. What changes Felix's mind about spending time on Walter's farm and then returning to England?

6. How does Felix nearly get shot while teaching the Portuguese troops?

7. What happens when Felix goes to the pond to think in Part Two, Chapter Seventeen?

8. What comparisons does Charis make between the two brothers, Gabriel and Felix?

9. What are Charis and Felix's thoughts on their affair and Gabriel?

10. What is "China Show?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Felix's motivation for being in the war? Write an essay that analyzes the theme of redemption as related to Felix's motivation for serving in the war.

Essay Topic 2

Felix and Gabriel are two brothers who are the main characters in the novel It is clear that there is conflict between the two, but their relationship will play a key role in the novel. Analyze the similarities and differences between Felix and Gabriel and what effect this has on the novel. Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Charis commit suicide? What are the factors behind her choice? What does she think will happen if others know the truth about her infidelity? Is her decision a selfish one?

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