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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. Elizabeth asks her mother about her father's papers because she is interested in ____________________.

2. Whose name does Stephen sob as Jeanne holds him?

3. What does Stephen's new office job entail during the war?

4. What is the content of Jack's letter to Margaret?

5. Where does Stephen visit Jeanne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Stephen being pressured to take an office job during the war?

2. What accounts for Stephen's indifference when he returns to the Front in 1918 France?

3. What does Stephen do on his leave in England?

4. What mixed feelings does Stephen have for his men and himself?

5. Why does Elizabeth focus her family history search on World War I?

6. How does Elizabeth's life parallel Stephen's life regarding love?

7. What promise does Stephen make to Jack before he dies in the tunnel?

8. What shocks Stephen about Isabelle's appearance and what secret does she withhold from him?

9. How is Elizabeth unlike her grandmother regarding her pregnancy?

10. What does Weir's worry about a pending attack foreshadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 3

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

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