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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. Why does Daniel run in Part 1?

2. What does Daniel think the name of the woman was that he went to Paris with?

3. In Part 2 when Daniel feels like he is inside something, what does he compare the sensation to?

4. What does Daniel find in Part 1 when he thinks about making clothes from leaves?

5. In Part 2, when Daniel tries to open his eyes, what does he think he is shut inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 59-61, what are the feelings across the country after the Brexit vote?

2. What does Elisabeth try to do at the post office in pages 1-52, and how successful is she?

3. What collage did Daniel describe to Elisabeth in 1995?

4. What does Daniel want at the end of the description of him being inside a tree?

5. In pages 1-52, what is Daniel's condition?

6. In 1993, what did Daniel tell Elisabeth about his name?

7. In pages 53-57, what type of shop does Wendy buy a map from?

8. In 1993, why did Elisabeth want to talk to Daniel when he was her neighbor?

9. In 1993, what did Elisabeth's mother tell her to do instead of interviewing Daniel for the school assignment?

10. When Elisabeth nods off when she is visiting Daniel, what does she see in her dream in pages 37-40?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from the point of view of a first-person omniscient narrator. What does this style of narration reveal about characters? How does the point of view influence readers and how they think about characters?

Essay Topic 2

How were both Elisabeth and Daniel interested in Pauline Boty? How did their interest affect their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Elisabeth and Daniel meet because they are neighbors. What does it mean to be neighbors? Why do neighbors need to find common ground? In the novel, what compromises does Smith suggest help relationships between neighbors and why are those compromises necessary?

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