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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 Susannah get Tristan to do?

2. Nordstrom meets with Sonia and the broker and convinces them of his convictions by giving money to who?

3. Where does Nordstrom want to be?

4. What does Nordstrom ask Phillip's friend, the Sephard, to arrange?

5. What happens when Tristan tries to calm Susannah?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this story end?

2. What does Nordstrom discuss with his psychiatrist?

3. How does Ludlow feel after allowing the boys to go to war?

4. What takes place directly after Sonia's graduation?

5. How does a woman end up with Samuel's gold pocket watch?

6. What does Nordstrom do to Berto?

7. What happens when Tristan comes down with dysentery?

8. How does Alfred feel about Susannah? Does she feel the same in return?

9. What takes place at the meeting between Nordstrom, Sarah, and Slats?

10. Why does Tristan marry Susannah? How does Susannah seem to feel about him? How do you know this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cochran's feelings of hopelessness are symbolized.

Part 1) Why does Cochran feel hopeless? How is this symbolized?

Part 2) How and why is some of this symbolism related to his hopelessness found throughout the story?

Part 3) How does Cochran deal with his feelings of hopelessness? How does this affect others in the story?

Part 4) When have you felt hopeless? How did you deal with it? How does this help you understand what Cochran is going through?

Essay Topic 2

Nordstrom does not respect himself.

Part 1) Why does he not respect himself? How does he show this?

Part 2) How do Nordstrom's feelings towards himself affect the decisions he makes and his relationships with others?

Part 3) How do Nordstrom's feelings about himself change as the story progresses? How do these changes take place?

Essay Topic 3

Tristan retreats to the sea.

Part 1) Why does he retreat to the sea? How is the sea symbolic?

Part 2) How does this retreat reflect Tristan's feelings at this time?

Part 3) How does this time at sea change the course of his life? How is it significant and life-altering for Tristan?

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