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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 John kept up and felt very decently about in Chapter 3?
2. What does say he is John after May says she is impressed with his new attitude near the end of Chapter 2?
3. What does May say was the "incident" that caused her to "seek refuge" when she had met the narrator for the first time?
4. What does John say he has never been for a moment in his life in Chapter 2?
5. What does John say was the reason he was at the house in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of John's talk of time and fate near the end of Chapter 3?
2. How does John describe his "illumination" in regards to his secret in Chapter 6?
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. Describe John's presence at May's grave at the end of Chapter 5.
5. What is the nature of John's pondering about the secret he has shared with May in Chapter 2?
6. How does John react towards May when she asks him if he remembers the nature of their conversation the first time they met in Italy?
7. Describe John's opinion of May after she reveals that she doesn't know the true nature of his secret but rather what it is not in Chapter 5.
8. How does John respond when May claims that her belief of his secret is only an idea in Chapter 4?
9. How are the "depths" between May and John described in Chapter 3?
10. How does May say John described his secret to her when they first met?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of light and dark imagery in the book. What purpose might the use of this type of imagery serve?
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