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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 Larry see from his balcony window?
2. What event mars the onset of the plan?
3. Charity says that there is no decent literature on what subject?
4. How does Sally get to the terrace?
5. What has Charity planned?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the situation the characters find themselves in when the novel returns to the present day in 1972?
2. What plans has Charity made for her family for after her death?
3. How do the Charity, Sid and Sally remain in character when facing Charity's imminent death?
4. Although Larry and Sally never had the advantages or financial ease that Sid and Charity did, they seem to have a better marriage. Explain how the author reveals this.
5. Explain the metaphor of Adam and Eve used throughout the novel.
6. How is Charity able to assert some control over Larry's life while her own husband resists her attempts?
7. How do Sally's memories provide a different perspective about Charity for Hallie?
8. How does the theme of rescue extend in Part 2: Chapter 2?
9. What happens to the relationship between the Morgans and the Langs during World War II?
10. Explain how Charity's simplistic view of life is in contrast to both Sid and the Langs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though Larry is an accomplished writer and wonderful teacher, he still feels insecure in his university position. Explain why Larry feels that he does not measure up to the others in the department? Is it something they have done to him or do his insecurities stem from himself?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Charity Lang. How does the author make her come to life in the story? How is she bigger than life compared to the other characters? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What conflicts become apparent in the marriage of Sid and Charity? What resentments build as a result? How do they punish each other as the marriage ages?
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