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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 Marita tell David to comfort him after his stories are burned?

2. What feeling does David want included in the elephant story?

3. What does David say he wants to do after seeing what Catherine has done to his African stories?

4. What word does Davy use to describe the dying elephant?

5. What does Davy decide when they reach the female elephant corpse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of David's second short story?

2. What does David do when he gets back from the beach with the girls after finishing the elephant story?

3. What does Catherine do when she comes into the house in Chapter 20?

4. What does Catherine say about the long manuscript in Chapter 23?

5. What does Catherine say when David and Marita come home from celebrating the completion of the elephant story?

6. What does Marita try to do for David after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

7. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?

8. What does Catherine say about marriage after her trip to Nice with Marita?

9. What does David do after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

10. What does Catherine say that makes David uncomfortable in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is a theme introduced near the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Individuality and self expression are two things that are very important to some of the major characters in this book. What are some examples of this, and how do these instances alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between the three lovers change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

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