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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. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?
2. Edward's mother Marjorie will not approach him if she sees him holding what object?
3. What does Florence notice happens after a girlfriend starts going steady with another student?
4. What color is Edward's single tie?
5. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does the author use historical context in order to shed light on Florence and Edward's behavior during their wedding night dinner?
3. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?
4. What phenomenon does Florence witness when it comes to girls her age getting boyfriends and how does her realization shape her behavior?
5. What example does the author provide to support the claim that Florence has come to find life within her family home as unbearably oppressive?
6. What legend exists about the shingle on Chesil Beach and how does it inform the couple's plans?
7. For what reasons does Florence say it is harder for her to contradict her father, Geoffrey, than it is for her to contradict her mother Violet?
8. What is the symbolism of Edward's B- grade on his dissertation?
9. 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)?
10. What distinction does the narrator make between Florence's wedding night anxieties and Edward's wedding night anxieties?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novella and the author's choice of narrator to relay the narrative. How does the author employ each and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across the main messages of the novella?
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
Discuss how the themes of truth, lies, and hypocrisy are interwoven within the novella’s narrative.
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