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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. Besides Communism, what is one of June's other passions as a young girl?
2. At what age did Jeremy eventually get married?
3. In Part 1, what is it that Jeremy is thinking as he stares at June's photograph as a young newlywed?
4. In Part One, what do we learn about Bernard's current political views?
5. How often did Jenny and her brothers see their parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does June feel that Bernard is so different from her?
2. What was it about his friends' parents that interested Jeremy?
3. In what way do Jeremy and June disagree on June's reference to her story of the black dogs in Part One of the story?
4. How does Jeremy feel about his friends' parents?
5. In June's version of how she and Bernard first met, she actively pursues him, making sure that Bernard sees her when he is near his office. She even tries to make small talk with him. Why does June pursue Bernard when he does not even seem to notice her?
6. Why does Jeremy state that he naturally identifies with an abandoned child like Sally?
7. Why did Jeremy feel that Toby Langley did not appreciate his parents?
8. Why did Jeremy not ever return to Notting Hill?
9. Although June and Bernard appear to be living separate lives in Part One, why does Bernard visit her and want news of her from Jeremy?
10. Does Jeremy feel like a surrogate parent to Sally?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jeremy is obsessed with studying the photograph of June as a young woman. What makes the photograph so appealing to him? Why? How does the appeal of the photograph of June contrast with the time in history the photograph was taken?
Essay Topic 2
As early as the Preface of the book, Jeremy states that the simplest way of restoring a lost parent is to become a parent yourself. What do you think he meant by this statement? How is it true or false? How does this statement reflect Jeremy's relationship with Sally?
Essay Topic 3
June's black dogs and Bernard's caterpillars are symbolic of their separate ways of viewing the world. How is that so?
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