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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 does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?
2. Edward's mother Marjorie will not approach him if she sees him holding what object?
3. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?
4. What is Florence's nervous habit?
5. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?
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. What distinction does the narrator make between Florence's wedding night anxieties and Edward's wedding night anxieties?
3. 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)?
4. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?
5. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?
6. What technique does Florence use in order to conceal her feelings from her family?
7. 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?
8. How is irony employed within the narrator's description of the moment Edward asks Florence to marry him?
9. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?
10. What is the result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Florence’s character throughout the novella. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is the function of Marjorie's character within the novella? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Marjorie and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays her in these particular ways.
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