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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. In what way did Chance believe that the garden was its own graveyard?

2. Why didn't Chance like to take the elevator in the house?

3. When Chance sees the Old Man lying dead in his bedroom, why was the fat maid on the telephone?

4. Was Chance curious about life outside the walls of the garden?

5. What does Chance do when Mr. Franklin gives him a piece of paper to read and sign?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Chance about the outside world once he has left the Old Man's home?

2. At what point in Chapter 2 does Chance realize things will now change?

3. After reading Chapter One, do you believe that Chance has the capacity to feel emotion?

4. When Chance periodically takes time in the garden to sit on the grass and think in Chapter 1, what goes through his mind?

5. In Chapter 2, what are Mr. Franklin and Miss Hayes trying to discover about Chance?

6. How does the day begin after the Old Man dies in Chapter 2 ?

7. Chance notices the TV in the rear of the car and asks if it works. Why does EE assume that he wants to watch TV at a time like this?

8. Readers discover how Chance got his name in Chapter 1. How did he get his name?

9. How did Chance know when it was time for him to leave the study?

10. In Chapter 3, Chance has second thoughts about leaving the house. Where does he go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are two sexually explicit scenes in the book. Do you believe that those scenes belonged in the story or could they have been deleted? Why do you think the author wanted to include those parts in the story? What light do those scenes bring to the story to flesh out Chance's character?

Essay Topic 2

The view of existentialism can be construed to be a theme in the book.

A) Explain in your own words what the term existentialism means.

B) Write about its relationship to the story.

C) Give examples as to what parts of the story this comparison exists.

Essay Topic 3

Chance's character is written as though he thinks, reacts and speaks like a child.

Find statements or dialogue in the book to support this statement. Then refute the statement showing why Chance is actually a wise person only giving people what they want to be given.

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