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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 his mother do when Raymond tells her the story?

2. What does Raymond's mother like about Iselin?

3. Who is O'Neil?

4. What do Raymond and Jocie begin?

5. What is the American patrol is quickly conditioned to believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is learned about Eleanor in this flashback? How does Raymond feel about this?

2. How does Rosie want to help Marco?

3. Describe the sanitarium.

4. How does Iselin's story change?

5. What does Marco tell Rosie?

6. What does Lieutenant General Nils Jorgenson do when Iselin brings Marco's plan to his attention?

7. What happens to Marco one night?

8. What does Raymond do when O'Neil insists on throwing a welcome dinner for the Medal of Honor veteran?

9. Why is Raymond taken to this sanitarium?

10. What will Raymond Shaw be receiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raymond is in love with Jocie.

Part 1) Who is Jocie? How did they meet? How did he fall in love with her?

Part 2) How does their earlier relationship assist Marco? What does this earlier relationship reveal about the changes in Raymond?

Part 3) What is the correlation between Raymond's relationship with Jocie and the theme of the love of a good woman?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is used frequently in this novel.

Part 1) Describe two examples of symbolism. What is the purpose of this symbolism?

Part 2) How does this symbolism enhance the story for the reader?

Part 3) Would the characters and events of the story be as engaging and understood without this symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

These two themes are connected. What is the correlation between this theme and the theme of man as machine?

Part 1) What are the two central themes? How are they thematic?

Part 2) How are these two themes connected?

Part 3) What is the purpose of the connection?

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