Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Near what landmark is Florence's college located?
2. What is Florence's nervous habit?
3. The narrator reports that when Edward stares at Florence, she does not take what action that every other girl takes when he stares at them?
4. During what decade does the couple's wedding take place?
5. In what year of college does Florence secure a job backstage at Wigmore Hall?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?
2. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?
3. 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?
4. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?
5. What technique does Florence use in order to conceal her feelings from her family?
6. 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?
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. 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)?
9. 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?
10. What is the effect of Florence finding the penciled performance notes in the trash at the concert hall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons for the author's choice to set the story of On Chesil Beach within the early 1960s, rather than during the late 1960s.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the themes of truth, lies, and hypocrisy are interwoven within the novella’s narrative.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about the novella while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novella's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, the silencing of women's voices, misogyny's effects upon society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
|
This section contains 1,642 words (approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
