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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 the Fairfax family buy in the 20th century?
2. What does Charles find that he incorporates into his theories about his mother?
3. What does Charles give Gordon?
4. Who does Charles want to see when he wakes?
5. What does Gordon give Eliza for Christmas one year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Mr. Rice presented in a less-than-favorable narrative?
2. Describe the interaction between Gordon and his two young children after Gordon returns from the woods.
3. What gets Debbie's party off to a bad start?
4. What does Isobel "see" in the time wrap she experiences in this chapter?
5. What does Isobel, the narrator at the beginning of the novel, discuss in the first part of the novel?
6. What leads to Isobel's house being infested with fleas?
7. What do the neighbors think of the new baby in the Fairfax household?
8. Who is Audrey, and how does her father treat her?
9. What happens when Charles is eight years old?
10. What does Isobel write about both her and her brother's physical looks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Any work of fiction has some similarities, yet the structure can engender differences. Discuss the following:
1. Discuss the structure of "Human Croquet" and how it informs the plot.
2. Why do you think Atkinson chooses to structure "Human Croquet" the way she does? Give examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Many readers love novels and are indifferent to short stories, and vice versa. Discuss why you think some readers would enjoy one format over another?
4. Choose a short story or play and compare it to "Human Croquet" as far as how structure affects the reading experience.
Essay Topic 2
Many books are often made into a movie based upon the book. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think you would enjoy watching a film based upon "Human Croquet"? Why or why not?
2. Do you think the subject matter would be more difficult or easier to portray in film versus in the book? Explain your reasoning.
3. Would you allow your high school-aged son or daughter (imagining you have one) to view the film? Explain your answer.
4. How do you think the movie would differ from the book? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Human Croquet". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Atlkinson chooses the symbols she does? Do you think Atkinson consciously decides upon the symbols to represent various elements of "Human Croquet"? Why or why not.
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Atkinson chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Atkinson's use (or lack ) of literary devices (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Atkinson use too many or too little literary techniques? State to which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
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