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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nicholas feel after he asks Conchis the same question that Conchis had previously asked Nicholas who agrees and the two part ways?
(a) A strong desire to harm himself.
(b) An indescribable new sensation.
(c) A realistic and reassuring relief.
(d) An indescribable pain.

2. Which of the following is the best definition of the term banteringly as used in the following sentence: Nicholas and Alison speak banteringly of their love for each other.
(a) Teasingly.
(b) Surprisingly.
(c) Mockingly.
(d) Repartee.

3. What does Nicholas see in the garden?
(a) Conchis talking to a woman.
(b) Two people in an embrace.
(c) Woman in white.
(d) Maria gathering flowers.

4. Which of the following terms best describes how Nicholas feels about his experiences at the school so far?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Despondent.
(c) Rejuvenated.
(d) Disillusioned.

5. What job is Alison training for?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Writer.
(d) Airline stewardess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Conchis say about the odds of survival?

2. Where does Nicholas go after he leaves the school on the morning of his return?

3. How does Conchis respond when Nicholas apologizes?

4. How does Alison respond to Nicholas' confession about Bourani?

5. How does Nicholas feel as he and Alison break up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of novel is this novel and how does the narrative structure play into this framework?

2. What does Nicholas observe after he releases Lily and watches her go?

3. What resolution does Nicholas come to about Conchis and privacy as well as Conchis and Alison?

4. What does Nicholas receive from Maria and what is contained in what he receives?

5. Who does Nicholas contact via letter and what does he hope to happen because of the letter?

6. How did Conchis describe his time in Word War II and how it affected him?

7. As Nicholas and Conchis are walking back to the house and pass the Poseidon statue, what does Lily admit to Nicholas?

8. What does Nicholas see when he goes downstairs himself after Conchis heads upstairs?

9. While Nicholas is walking back to the school after his weekend with Conchis, what does he feel as though he entered?

10. What does the main character of this novel learn and how long does he have to gather this information?

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