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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 old is Lavinia Nebbs?
2. How old is Helen Loomis?
3. What does Clara pretend she is to annoy Elmira?
4. Where do the sounds of Mexico City take Colonel Freeleigh back to?
5. How does the special brew make Elmira feel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What other relationships does Bill and Helen's relationship parallel?
2. How does Lavina feel on her lonely walk home after finding the dead body and going to the movies with her friend?
3. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas to find the new person who will take over the chore of fixing the roof shingles in the spring which she used to be responsible for doing?
4. Why do Tom, Douglas and Charlie believe that the man that Lavina killed is not the Lonely One?
5. What does Douglas wonder about his own memories and how they can or do travel?
6. Describe the scene where Elmira confronts Clara and how Clara reacts.
7. What does Douglas think about Colonel Freeleigh's death that he feels comfortable sharing with Tom?
8. How did Bill end up falling in love with Helen even though there was a significant difference in their ages?
9. How does Lavinia come to be the one responsible for the death of the Lonely One?
10. What powerful realization does Douglas come to during this section of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clara and Elmira could be described as representing good and evil. Would you agree with this description? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What powerful recognition does Douglas come to at the end of the novel? How is this recognition important? What does it represent in his life?
Essay Topic 3
Describe in detail the changes Douglas undergoes throughout the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description. Do you believe the changes were for the positive? Why or why not?
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