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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. What has become meaningless to David since his marriage to Catherine?

2. Where does David say he has been planning the first short story he writes in the book?

3. Where does Catherine spend her siesta in Chapter 12?

4. How did Catherine's father die?

5. How do David and Catherine get to the place they visit a few days before Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Catherine's actions does David find emasculating?

2. What does David say about the absinthe, and to what is he referring?

3. What does the beautiful girl in the cafy say to Catherine when they first meet?

4. How does David feel about Catherine's haircut?

5. What does Catherine say that surprises both David and the beautiful girl?

6. What happens while David and Catherine are swimming at the cove?

7. What happens when David and Catherine drink absinthe?

8. Why does David want to go with Catherine to Biarritz?

9. What does David lie awake thinking about at night, and why?

10. What does David tell Marita about the door in her room, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the ways David, Catherine, and Marita show their love to one another, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

David's short stories have a huge impact on the plot and characters in this book. What is the subject of these short stories, and how do their inclusion in the text affect the course of the plot? How do the different main characters respond to these stories?

Essay Topic 3

Valor is a theme of this book that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes

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