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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 Nicholas do after breakfast?

2. Which of the following is an inaccurate characterization of Nicholas Urfe?

3. Which of the following characters is the protagonist of this novel?

4. Which of the following words best describes how Nicholas slept after seeing who he thought was Lily?

5. What does Conchis invite Nicholas to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nicholas feel about the boys and his colleagues at the school?

2. How does the character of Mitford describe life on the island to Nicholas and what does he speak mysteriously about?

3. What does Nicholas think about as he lies down and reflects on Conchis and how does Nicholas feel about this?

4. What does Nicholas read and what is it about?

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

6. What does Nicholas do once he returns to school in regards to the villa?

7. What decisions did Conchis come to in regard to war and what did this make him determined to do?

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

9. Why does Nicholas say that he will not be able to have sex with her and how does she decide to handle this news?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What leads Nicholas to become aware that his connection to and feeling for Alison is the beginning of his new personal truth? Does this beginning blossom or fizzle out? How and why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

What events within the novel break down Nicholas' pre-conceptions about himself? What new preconceptions does this lead to? Why do you think this?

Essay Topic 3

Write an analysis of this book based on the context of the writing style, language and development of characterization. Include the writing from beginning of the novel through the end of the novel including specific examples from the text.

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