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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 do Emily's daughters call her, knowing that she does not give them the attention they should get as her children?

2. What is the problem, Briony finally decides, in regards to the play she wants to stage?

3. Who is told to carry the guest's bags upstairs?

4. Who does Briony behead in the context of the story she is hastily crafting?

5. Where does Robbie want to go, with the help of the money of Jack Tallis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has fallen into disrepair, according to the narrative in this section?

2. What does Briony do as she constructs yet another story?

3. Why does Emily retreat to her bedroom each and every day?

4. What does Lola ask of Marshall in as grown-up a manner as she can muster?

5. Why does Cecilia not go to the kitchen to fill up the vase with water?

6. Why does Robbie think he should have turned down Leon's invitation to dinner?

7. Where does Briony imagine herself to be?

8. What is Robbie thinking of as he soaks in a bathtub?

9. What is the name of the play Briony has been trying to prepare for a few days?

10. What causes Cecilia to stop fixing the vase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of a letter becomes an important plot point at several times in this story.

Part 1: List three instances in which a letter delivers an important message.

Part 2: Are there any instances in which a letter is used for a positive purpose? What are they?

Part 3: In today's times, could these messages be delivered by e-mail? Or is the structure of the letter crucial to its value and its worth? Does the actual format of the letter add to the meaning?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of imagination is one that plays out throughout this story. Many characters have dreams, while others take everyday events and turn them into fantastic stories.

Part 1: Does the introduction of imagination cause this story to be believable? In other words, can the reader trust everything he/she reads?

Part 2: Does imagination seem to create positive results or negative results? Or both?

Part 3: Describe one scene in which imagination plays a central role. What is the outcome of this situation?

Essay Topic 3

The growing up of Briony plays into the overall plot of the story, showing the reader that while she might want to grow up, she isn't quite ready for that adult world.

Part 1: List at least three things that Briony does that shows her immaturity.

Part 2: List at least three things that Briony does that demonstrate that she is growing up in the first part of the book.

Part 3: Has Briony grown up in the second part of the book? Or is she still childish in her interactions and her reactions to Cecilia?

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