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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 began for John "in a thick cluster" and at the time when "the unexpected died out?"

2. What does John describe as the frugal way he finishes his evenings with May?

3. What does John suggest had lost itself in the desert?

4. What is the last name of the family May says she was staying with when she met the narrator?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the "depths" between May and John described in Chapter 3?

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

3. In what ways does John describe how his change from his old self is final and absolute in Chapter 5?

4. How does May respond when John asks her what saved her in Chapter 3?

5. What is the nature of May and John's outings in London as described in Chapter 2?

6. What is John's reaction when May asks if it's her intimacy in question in Chapter 3?

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

8. What does John do after he is turned away at May's house at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

10. How is May's funeral described in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's use of realism in the book. Was this a successful method?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of love represented in the book. What does love seem to represent to the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy in the book. Which character represents this the most?

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