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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 type of person does the girl in Chapter 1 say she is?

2. Why does Catherine suggest traveling to a certain place after they have been on their honeymoon for a few weeks?

3. How does David get to the cove while Catherine and Marita aregone?

4. About what does David lie awake thinking at night?

5. How does David feel the night after Catherine cuts her hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does David see out the window in Chapter 12, and what is he doing?

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

5. What do David and Catherine do when they return to their guesthouse after their haircuts?

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

7. What happens when David and Catherine drink absinthe?

8. What does David begin writing in Chapter 11?

9. How does David feel about Catherine and the beautiful girl in Chapter 12, and what does he do about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the Cove, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in these scenes, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Catherine displays a very controlling nature in this book. How does her need for control affect the people around her, and why is this controlling nature so significant for the setting of this book?

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