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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 the narrator say cast "the long shadow in which he had lived" and had "almost no margin left?"

2. Complete this sentence: "Not indeed that I in the least connect with my impression the _______ name you use".

3. Complete this sentence: "God knows I don't want anything. It's only a question of the __________ that haunts me."

4. What does John say May's whole attitude was in Chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator say John kept up and felt very decently about in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say the guests of the luncheon do after they have finished eating near the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What is the nature of May and John's discussion regarding "the thing" near the end of Chapter 1?

3. How does John describe his "illumination" in regards to his secret in Chapter 6?

4. What is the nature of the exchange between John and May at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is the nature of John's realization in regards to passion in Chapter 6?

6. What type of things does the narrator describe May does with the guests of the luncheon in Chapter 1?

7. How does John describe May's eyes in Chapter 4?

8. How does John describe his and May's last meeting in Chapter 5?

9. What is the nature of May and John's conversation at the end of Chapter 1 when she asks if he is afraid?

10. How does John describe the day he visited May for her birthday in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of the scenery in the book. What tone might the author have been hoping to set with the scenery in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of fate in the book. What does fate represent to the characters of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of fearing the unknown in the book.

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