View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What truth does Nicholas believe the experience was meant to teach him about how to live?

2. What does Nicholas discover the next morning?

3. What does Conchis refer to when confronted by Nicholas?

4. What does Conchis tell Nicholas will happen after the summer?

5. What does Nicholas tell Alison he is now prepared to admit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nicholas feel about his reactions to Conchis' tests?

2. What does Alison tell Nicholas when he accuses her of lying?

3. What new relationship does Conchis share with Nicholas?

4. What does Nicholas challenge Alison to accept?

5. What does Nicholas notice in the house after he finishes his swim and what information does he learn?

6. In addition to the script, what other item does Nicholas find in the underground cavern?

7. What does Mitford tell Nicholas?

8. What truth does Julie share with Nicholas and what information does she share about the person called Anubis?

9. Why does Leverrier refuse to speak with Nicholas about his personal experience at the villa?

10. What does Nicholas tell Julie when they are alone and how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an analysis of Nicholas' relationship with woman as described throughout the novel. How would you characterize these relationships? Are any of them healthy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 682 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample