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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 does John say caused the gap to fill up and supplied the missing link?
2. What does John say he felt that he had never felt before in Chapter 3?
3. What does May say to John regarding his secret at the very end of Chapter 2?
4. How does John claim May would feel if she gave up on discovering his secret before she dies in Chapter 3?
5. What realization causes John's breath of good faith to come short in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the interaction between John and May when he believes she is not telling him something regarding the "Beast" at the end of Chapter 2.
2. What does John say had become his occupation near the end of Chapter 5?
3. How does May respond when John asks her what was the very worst that could happen to him that day at the beginning of Chapter 4?
4. What is the nature of May and John's outings in London as described in Chapter 2?
5. What does May say about her and John's first meeting that causes him embarrassment in Chapter 1?
6. How is May's funeral described in Chapter 5?
7. How does John react after learning of May's illness in Chapter 3?
8. How does May react after John learns he will not suffer because of his secret near the end of Chapter 4?
9. How does John describe May when she rises from her chair in Chapter 4?
10. What is the nature of the first "surprise" mentioned by John after he has learned of May's illness in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the nature of John and May's dialogue in the book. What does their conversations with one another say about the nature of their relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Examine John's role as the watcher in the book. What downfalls came from this role? What purpose does the author have for presenting John in such a role?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the character John Marcher in the book. What role might the author be hoping for this character to represent in terms of society in the book?
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