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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. Where does Nicholas go after lunch?

2. What would happen if Nicholas lost the game of chance Conchis proposed?

3. Where do Nicholas and Alison meet?

4. With whom does Conchis take refuge after he leaves England?

5. What did Nicholas find in Conchis' home that he found astonishing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What realization does Nicholas come to in regard to Alison and then about himself?

4. What relationship did Conchis tell Nicholas about and in what way was he like Conchis?

5. What does Nicholas think Conchis is doing to him and how does that relate to Levierre and Mitford?

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

7. What does Conchis tell Nicholas happened to him after he safely makes it back to England?

8. What shocks Nicholas when he is looking around the music room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is the novel's key thematic and narrative point that personal identity and integrity depends on the power of choice? Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an analysis of this book based on the narrative of the journey Nicholas goes through, the way its events are structured and entwined with his external and internal realizations. Include an examination from beginning of the novel through the end of the novel including specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does the reader empathize with the character of Nicholas? Do you believe it is justifiable to feel empathy for Nicholas? Why or why not?

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