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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. Who does Jones keep a photograph of?

2. Why is George angry on the boat home?

3. Where are the officers from who accost Dr. Potter in his tent?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Potter say Myrtle could be taken for a boy?

2. Summarize the fourth chapter.

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

4. How does Potter suffer in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Dr. Potter's hallucination.

10. Why did George not meet Myrtle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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

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

1. George

2. Mrs. Hardy

3. Beatrice

4. Pompey Jones

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