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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 does David take his coffee?

2. What does Catherine force David to do when they return to France?

3. How does David feel about the role-playing games he plays with Catherine?

4. Where does David go with Catherine a few days before Chapter 12?

5. Why does David say they cannot travel to the place Catherine suggests after they have been on their honeymoon for a few weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David catch his sea bass?

2. How did Catherine's parents die?

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

4. What does David do when he and Catherine get to Spain, and how does he feel about it?

5. What does Marita ask of David when he returns after leaving in anger?

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

7. What does Catherine tell David she wants to be when she gets bored, and how does David respond to this?

8. What does Catherine say when she meets up with David and his friend at the cafy in Chapter 7?

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

10. What does Catherine say to David when he returns after leaving angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how do their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Madame is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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