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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. After Stephen recovers, Captain Gray tells him that he will be getting an office job at _______________.

2. Stephen and Isabelle celebrate Stephen's ___________________ birthday together.

3. What does Mme. Azarie show Stephen how to do in the garden?

4. How is Stephen wounded?

5. Stephen had stayed in St.-Remy for how long after Isabelle left?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the prostitute forgive Stephen for cutting her leg?

2. How does Stephen punish Jack for falling asleep on sentry duty?

3. What does Isabelle do on the boat outing that foreshadows her romance with Stephen?

4. How did Stephen channel the loss of Isabelle into his behavior in the war?

5. Why is Weir filled with anxiety when Stephen tells him he is taking him to the village one night?

6. What does Stephen tell Weir when he wants to hear something other than war talk?

7. What is the significance of Stephen's dream about a trapped bird?

8. What two events foreshadow Stephen's romantic relationship with Mme. Azaire (Isabelle)?

9. Why does Stephen not want an office job?

10. Why is it that Stephen does not love his men as Captain Gray urges him to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The nature of evolving roles is an important one in this story. Describe how it extends through setting, character, and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years after the birth of Elizabeth's child and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Elizabeth, John, Robert, and Francoise. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Isabelle. What are her physical traits? What motivates her? What are her personal characteristics? What else can you say about Isabelle?

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