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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. Who does Bendrix believe Mr. Smythe to be?

2. Why does Miss Smythe insist Bendrix wait until her brother arrives home?

3. How did Bendrix originally meet Sarah?

4. What is the topic that most often lead to arguments between Sarah and Bendrix?

5. What does Bendrix encourage Henry to do with Parkis' reports?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does the topic of the body play in this chapter?

3. How does Father Crompton act towards Bendrix?

4. Who is likely the "You" in Sarah's first entry? Why is this likely?

5. Describe Mr. Savage

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

7. Why does Sarah vow to take what God loves most in her from Him?

8. Summarize Parkis' letter to Bendrix

9. Compare and contrast Henry's study and Sarah's living room

10. What argument against Christianity does Smythe while speaking on the Commons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bendrix begins the novel by telling his audience it is a "record of hate." Write an essay:

1) arguing whether or not this statement is true

2) demonstrating the ways that the narrator proves (or disproves) his claim.

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

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are important to the development of the novel. Select two major flashback scenes and discuss:

1) what happens in the flashback

2) how the story is influenced by the presence of this flashback

3) the significance of the flashback in the story

4) why Bendrix chooses to remember this scene.

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

Essay Topic 3

Bendrix and Sarah's memories of events from their affair are often different. Select two of the scenes that both describe and compare and contrast them. How are they different depending on the narrator? How are they the same? What does this say about a person's memory (especially of an emotionally charged situation)?

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

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