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

2. Mme. Azaire can be described as __________________.

3. Stephen's company rests three days in _______________ when they are relieved at the front.

4. Captain Gray tells Stephen that Stephen's men will fight better if ________________________.

5. Which family visits the Azaires after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephen vow to protect Isabelle and how does she feel about it?

2. How does Jack feel about the letter he receives from his wife, Margaret?

3. What does Stephen discover about Isabelle when he follows her to Lucien Lebrun's house one day?

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

5. Why does Stephen write to Isabelle prior to a big battle?

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

7. What is revealed about Stephen's time with Isabelle as he reminisces during a leave from the Front?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Depression takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in France in the early twentieth century. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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