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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 is Isabelle's answer about meeting with Stephen?

2. Elizabeth is advised to contact __________________ at the Star and Garter veterans home in Southland for more information about Stephen.

3. What does Stephen promise the German soldier who rescues him?

4. Jeanne agrees to meet Stephen the next night to tell him _______________________.

5. What does Jeanne admit to Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jeanne hope to help Stephen who admits that he has lost reality?

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

4. How does Jeanne make Stephen feel when he visits her?

5. What is Stephen's state of mind after Weir's death and what does Jeanne encourage him to do?

6. What does Colonel Gray tell Elizabeth about Stephen when she is able to locate him?

7. What unusual relationship develops between Stephen and Levi?

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

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

Sebastian Faulks is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe each example and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Stephen. What are his physical traits? What motivates him? What are his personal characteristics? What else can you say about Stephen?

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