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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. How does Ted characterize William as a youth?
2. Why is the man called Lord George so named?
3. What is William trying to do on Easter break?
4. What does Kemp claim about Rosie and Ted?
5. What is William determined to do despite his uncle forbidding it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe William's memory of the last time he saw Ted.
2. What does William express about the concept of beauty?
3. What are Roy and William doing and what topic does Roy bring up?
4. What does Lady Hodmarsh say about Amy Driffield?
5. Why does the Vicar not want to discuss Rosie and Ted?
6. Describe Mary-Ann.
7. How does Ted know the Kemp family and what does he think of them?
8. What does Ashenden ignore but still wonder about?
9. What does Amy Driffield ask of William?
10. What does William offer out of his memories of Ted and how does Roy respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss Cakes and Ale based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Cakes and Ale is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the fact that Cakes and Ale may be based upon a real-life experience of the author changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Roy never marries because he believes marriage interferes with art and "people do not want to be bothered with the wives of authors and painters." Discuss the following:
1. How do you think having a spouse can detract from one's art?
2. How do you think having a spouse can enhance one's art?
3. When looking at the ways a spouse can either enhance or detract from one's art, which matrimonial state do you think you would choose were you an artist? Why?
4. What other aspects of life can detract and/or enhance one's artistic output?
Essay Topic 3
Three of the prominent characters are writers. They are Ted Driffield, William Ashshenden and Roy Kear. Each one feels differently about his art. Discuss the following:
1. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to William as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse"? Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
2. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
3. Compare and contrast William as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
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