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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. Why is Sarah unable to see Bendrix when Henry has a cold?

2. What signals Sarah and Bendrix that Henry has returned home?

3. Why does Bendrix go to the basement alone when the V1 strikes near his apartment?

4. How many words does Bendrix vow to write each day?

5. What does Bendrix say is the only thing Henry really wants from Sarah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Bendrix about the photo of Sarah he has on his desk?

2. What promise does Sarah make to God if He will return Bendrix to life?

3. What does Waterbury see as the significance of Bendrix going to a funeral at Golders Green?

4. Why is Bendrix not concerned when his first intimate encounter with Sarah is not momentous?

5. Describe the setting of this chapter.

6. What does Bendrix tell Father Crompton he hates?

7. What alerts Bendrix and Sarah that the air attack on London is "something new"?

8. How does Father Crompton act towards Bendrix?

9. What does the nurse say Sarah requested before she died? How does Henry react?

10. How does Henry react when he finds Sarah and Bendrix in the living room after coming home late one evening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah's character has been described as a modern day saint. Write an essay:

1) agreeing or disagreeing with this characterization

2) proving your position through details from the novel.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes The End of the Affair explores is transformation or metamorphosis. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Henry and Bendrix's relationship at the end of the novel can be seen as a kind of modern marriage. Write an essay:

1) agreeing or disagreeing with this characterization

2) proving your position through details from the novel.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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