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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 did the hermit's men drown?

2. What does Pompey Jones switch the Persian rug with?

3. What kind of neighborhood is St. James Mount?

4. Who is the narrator of the novel?

5. Where does George accept a post after Scutari?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the group experience aboard the boat?

2. Where does Myrtle follow George in this chapter?

3. What is Myrtle's life like with the Hardy family?

4. What does Dr. Potter tell his wife about the hermit of Malea?

5. Summarize the second chapter.

6. Why does Pompey say he almost pities George?

7. How does George's attitude change once he is in Constantnople?

8. What does Pompey Jones think is his role in life?

9. How does Myrtle show her vulnerability in the third chapter?

10. How does George cover up his father's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does George's generation face? How are the problems for George's generation different from the problems his father's generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problems facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Compare one of the main characters to the person he or she was at the beginning of the book to the person he or she is at the end of the end of the book.

1. What did he or she hope to achieve at the beginning of the novel?

2. What events change his or her ideas about life?

3. How has his or her character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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