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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 were the trumpeter's last words?

2. Who does the photographer tell Jones he wants to take a photograph of?

3. Why is George angry on the boat home?

4. Who is sleeping beside George in the medical tent?

5. Who does Jones keep a photograph of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Potter suffer in this chapter?

2. How does Potter ruin the dinner with the captains?

3. What does Jones tell Potter he wants from life?

4. Summarize the fourth chapter.

5. Why does Jones describe himself as a circus animal?

6. In what way is Myrtle's character strengthened in the fourth chapter?

7. How does George react to Myrtle's sexual advances?

8. How does Myrtle respond to George's death?

9. How does George die?

10. How does Pompey prove he is in love with Myrtle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Myrtle's life:

1. George

2. Mrs. Hardy

3. Beatrice

4. Pompey Jones

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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