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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. Section 13 takes place in which country?

2. Who is the dead brother of the German soldier who rescues Stephen?

3. What does Elizabeth do at the arch in Albert?

4. Where does Stephen stay in King's Lynn?

5. Stephen's indifference stems from too much __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocks Jeanne about Stephen's appearance when he visit her during his leave?

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

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

4. What does Jeanne tell Stephen about Isabelle since the time she left Stephen?

5. How does Stephen behave with Jeanne that shows he still loves Isabelle and that the war has affected his mental state?

6. Who is Jeanne Fourmentier and in what circumstances does Stephen encounter her?

7. What does Elizabeth learn about Stephen from his diary after Bob has cracked the code?

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

9. Why is Elizabeth unable to read her grandfather's notebooks found in her mother's attic?

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

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

Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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