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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "You want to kill me too? Go ahead. I don't care anymore. I'm dead already. You have already done the worst to me that you can do. You have killed my soul?"

2. Who says, "I don't know what is going to happen, but I cannot see staying here forever?"

3. Why can't the female narrator's family get out of the city?

4. Where is the female narrator's family headed?

5. What constantly surrounds the female narrator near the end of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the two narrators' surroundings. What do their descriptions of the sea and the mountains foreshadow in the story? What does this tell us about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the elements of the story that are repeated. What literary function does this serve? What is its effect on the narrative? Be sure to use examples.

Essay Topic 3

How is the sea personified in the story? What do the narrators descriptions of the sea tell us about the narrator himself? How does this contrast with the female narrator's descriptions of the mountains?

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