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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. For whom does Ruth begin to have feelings?

2. Where does Clement prepare to return to in Part 2, Chapter 12?

3. What activities required too much effort for Amanda to do while she was pregnant?

4. Whose body heat revives Ruth after falling through the ice?

5. How many laps does Clement swim before becoming exhausted when on the lake with Amanda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the letter Amanda finds.

2. How do Amanda and Ruth survive the fall into the ice that kills Mathilda?

3. Discuss the plan Mathilda concocts involving Amanda and her pregnancy.

4. Describe the letter that Ruth writes to Imogene.

5. What do Amanda and Clement do while on the lake?

6. What does Ruth learn about Imogene?

7. Discuss the relationship between Imogene, Arthur, and Ruth.

8. Discuss Carl's trip to the Cathedral.

9. What happens after Imogene returns home after being away in Chicago?

10. What happens when Clement disappears without a word?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narration of the novel switches between that of Ruth, Amanda, and Carl. Discuss the positive and negative effects of the changes in narration in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the organization of Part 1 of the novel with that of Part 2. How do the sections differ? Why does the author divide the novel into two parts?

Essay Topic 3

Character description plays an important role in the book. Discuss and describe how character descriptions are used throughout the book and their impact on readers and the book as a whole.

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