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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 is the name of Florence's younger sister?
2. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?
3. What color is Edward's single tie?
4. In what year do Florence and Edward both attend the same protest in Trafalgar Square?
5. What word brings to Florence's mind "nothing but pain, flesh parted before a knife" (8)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the television set symbolize within the narrative?
2. In a rare moment of assertiveness, Florence tells her mother Violet that she is disappointed in her. What reason does she give for her disappointment?
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 result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?
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 is the symbolism of Edward's B- grade on his dissertation?
7. What is the author's purpose for including the detail that on the cover of Florence's paperback guide for brides is "portrayed two smiling bug-eyed matchstick figures holding hands, drawn clumsily in white chalk, as though by an innocent child" (12)?
8. 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?
9. How does the author use historical context in order to shed light on Florence and Edward's behavior during their wedding night dinner?
10. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the many instances of irony within the novella's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
How do the themes of secrecy and transparency function within the novella and what is the author's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the author's messages surrounding the topic of sexual freedom.
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