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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 Patrick say to a priest, not knowing who he is in Chapter 17?

2. Who is Elephants?

3. What color does Bert prefer to wear?

4. What year is it in Chapter 7?

5. Where do the two soldiers go in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Patrick and Elephants during the ferry ride to England?

2. What do Patrick and Charlie do when Patrick moves in, in Chapter 14?

3. What happens when Patrick first goes to Piccadilly Circus in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 21, what is Patrick's relationship with Bert like?

5. What happens when Peepers Egan confronts Patrick about his essays?

6. What happens when Patrick is interrogated by the IRA in Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 30, how does Patrick think about what could have been?

8. What happens to the soldiers in Belfast in Chapter 28?

9. In Chapter 29, why does Patrick go searching behind the creamery?

10. In Chapter 24, what does Patrick begin to do at a hotel in the morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of motherhood is strong throughout this novel. How does the theme of motherhood affect Patrick? How does it dictate what he does, thinks, and feels? How does this theme move the plot forward?

Essay Topic 2

Patrick searches for love throughout this novel. What is Patrick's definition of love? Use examples from the text to support your definition. How does Patrick's version of love compare to the definitions of love that other characters have? How does Patrick's meaning of love affect him?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Irish civil war affect this novel? Choose three characters and explain how the war affected them, defined their character and had an impact on their plot lines.

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