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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. At what sport had Florence been adept in "her school sports days" (17)?
2. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?
3. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?
4. What reason does the narrator give for both Florence and Edward's lack of hunger on the night after their wedding?
5. During what decade does the couple's wedding take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the television set symbolize within the narrative?
2. What beliefs does Edward draw from listening to blues music at the Hundred Club?
3. What phenomenon does Florence witness when it comes to girls her age getting boyfriends and how does her realization shape her behavior?
4. What is the significance of the "contradiction" (28) the author describes as living within Florence's soul from the moment Edward asks her to marry him?
5. What is the sole location that Florence and Edward determine is the only instance when they were in the same place at the same time before meeting?
6. How is the theme of misunderstanding portrayed within the narrator's explanation of Edward's mistaking Florence's shyness "for a form of coyness" (25)?
7. What is the result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?
8. What is the author's purpose for using an allusion to the silverware collection in "the Ashmolean" (68) and how does this choice relate to a larger theme within the novella?
9. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?
10. How is irony employed within the narrator's description of the moment Edward asks Florence to marry him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a psychoanalytical criticism upon the novella On Chesil Beach, relying on both the novella and your research findings in the area of psychology, to arrive at your claim.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of all scenes involving Florence and her father Geoffrey and how these scenes' significance relates directly to overall themes in the novella.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the author's use of Aristotle's appeals in shaping the story of On Chesil Beach. Discuss at least two examples of ethos, two examples of logos, and two examples of pathos used by the author within the narrative in order to influence the reader in particular ways.
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