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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 does David refuse to give up for the beautiful girl from the cafy?

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

3. Where does David meet Catherine in Chapter 13?

4. What word does Catherine use to describe painting?

5. What is the beautiful girl's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when David and Catherine drink absinthe?

3. What does Catherine do while on her trip alone to Biarritz?

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

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

6. What do David, Catherine, and Marita do when Catherine and Marita return from Nice?

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

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

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

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

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

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

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?

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