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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Elaine think Cordelia might react to the article?
2. What does Elaine find, after Susie calls her urgently for help?
3. Where does Elaine go to, instead of going to the gallery to see if things are running smoothly?
4. Where is the bar that Elaine meets Jon for a drink?
5. What is different about Elaine's sixth grade school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elaine thinks about suicide and also tries to kill herself in the novel, just as Cordelia tries to kill herself. Discuss the role of suicide in the novel.
1) How do Elaine's thoughts of suicide when she is a young girl affect her? Where do they come from?
2) Why does Elaine try to kill herself when she's married to Jon? Why does she lie about her suicide attempt?
3) Why does Cordelia try to kill herself? Compare Cordelia's suicide attempt to Elaine's suicide attempt.
Essay Topic 2
Emotional pain in the novel is often linked to physical pain. Discuss the relationship of physical and emotional pain in the novel.
1) Why does Elaine injure her fingers and feet? How is her physical pain linked to emotional pain?
2) Discuss Elaine's experience of physical and emotional pain in times of crisis, such as when she is trapped in the ravine and when she is left in the dark hole.
Essay Topic 3
The novel is full of imagery of sight, sound, and smell. Discuss the use of imagery in the book.
1) How does Elaine describe the city of Toronto? How do Elaine's descriptions reflect her feelings?
2) How does the imagery of Elaine's paintings relate to the novel and Elaine's life?
3) What imagery is associated with different periods in Elaine's life?
4) Discuss the imagery of blood in the novel. What does the blood from Elaine's self-mutilation symbolize? What about the blood of miscarriages, suicides, and the botched abortion?
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