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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. Where does Marion go to celebrate passing his medical boards?
2. What does Tsige offer to Marion?
3. Where does Rosina decide to take Genet?
4. How does Marion find out why he is ill?
5. What does Marion hear coming from Rosina's apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Marion do to express his anger towards Stone?
2. What does Stone tell Marion about how he ended up in Africa?
3. What happens when Popsy tries to operate during Marion's first surgery?
4. What does Marion and Hema find in Rosina's bungalow when they go there after hearing noises?
5. What is Marion doing about Ghosh being in prison?
6. Who does Marion and Shiva run into a few days after Genet returns, what does she suggest to Marion, what is his response and how does Shiva feel about Marion's response?
7. How does Marion see Tsige again?
8. What does Stone say is the reason he never returned to Africa to claim his children?
9. How does Marion find out that Genet is in America?
10. What does Rosina do about Genet's sex drive and what happens as the result of that action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Cutting for Stone".
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Cutting for Stone". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Cutting for Stone". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 2
Over the course of "Cutting for Stone", Marion grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Cutting for Stone" might be considered a slice of Marion's larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that the story is a "bildungsroman" of Marion. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Marion as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Marion?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Marion's growth throughout "Cutting for Stone", do you think the book could be considered Marion's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Cutting for Stone" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an important part of what makes "Cutting for Stone" interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Marion. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Genet. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Shiva. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
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