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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 kind of accent causes Potter to think about his childhood?

2. What does Myrtle tell Potter she does not regret?

3. What subject does Dr. Potter contribute to the dinner conversation?

4. What does Dr. Potter say he found overturned by the lake?

5. What fruit does Potter say saved his and Myrtle's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the author's use of foreshadowing in the discussion about survival between Potter and Jones.

2. Summarize the fifth chapter.

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

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

5. Summarize the fourth chapter.

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

7. How does George die?

8. How does the man with the missing ear die?

9. How does Jones help the photographer balance his photograph?

10. How does Pompey say he tricked the woman to whom he gave the duck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1850s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the play express the changes European society was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1850s Europe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Myrtle's difficult early life affected two of the following aspects in her later life:

1. Work

2. Social life

3. Intimate relationships

4. Family

Essay Topic 3

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.

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