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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 poet does Isabel invite for dinner?

2. How are Tristan and Susannah caught embracing?

3. Nordstrom adds the next room to his suite and does what?

4. The brothers' father, Ludlow, regrets what?

5. Where does Tristan take a leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tristan do to two of the Irishmen that are out to kill him?

2. What does does Nordstrom do on his way to his appointment with the psychiatrist?

3. What does Tristan do when Susannah says she plans on killing herself? How does this affect her?

4. How does Isabel Two die?

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

6. What does Nordstrom do with his money?

7. How does this story end?

8. Why does Ludlow send One Stab to Helena?

9. What are the consequences for Tristan's beating of the officer?

10. What happens once Alfred arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Nordstrom's encounters with Berto and Slats are significant.

Part 1) Describe the encounters. How does Nordstrom handle these situations?

Part 2) What do these encounters reveal about him?

Part 3) How do these encounters change Nordstrom's life? How do the events prior to these encounters influence his behavior during these encounters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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