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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. One Stab accompanies Tristan to the train station and gives Tristan what, which Tristan keeps until his death at age eighty-four?

2. What happens after Tristan asks Ludlow to remember that Alfred is his son?

3. Where does Tristan quickly go to follow the Irishmen?

4. How far does Tristan carry Isabel Two?

5. Why is Susannah better?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place during Sarah and Nordstrom's meeting?

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

3. What takes place when most of the people have left the dinner?

4. How does Tristan play a role in Susannah's suicide?

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

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

7. How does this story end?

8. How does Nordstrom spend his time at his going-away party?

9. What does Tristan do during the six years he spends at sea?

10. What does Nordstrom write in his diary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Samuel's death is significant.

Part 1) How does Samuel die? How do his family and friends react? Why do the react this way?

Part 2) Why is his death significant? How does it affect the plot?

Part 3) How different would the story be if Samuel had not died? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Nordstrom has a preoccupation with sexuality.

Part 1) How is this reflected in his relationships? What might cause this preoccupation?

Part 2) How does his sexuality change throughout the story? With what other events do these sexual or lack of sexual feelings parallel?

Part 3) Would you consider this preoccupation normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Susannah and Tristan make destructive decisions.

Part 1) What destructive decisions do each of them make? Why do they make these decisions? What do these decisions reveal about each of these characters?

Part 2) How do events previously mentioned in this story affect the decisions made by Susannah and Tristan?

Part 3) How do these decisions affect the outcome of this story? How do the decisions made by each of these characters affect the other character?

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