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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. For what reason does Florence say she is unable to talk to her sister about her marital questions?
2. What is Florence's IQ?
3. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?
4. What is the main course of Florence and Edward's wedding night dinner in the honeymoon suite?
5. What reason does the narrator give for both Florence and Edward's lack of hunger on the night after their wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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)?
2. What distinction does the narrator make between Florence's wedding night anxieties and Edward's wedding night anxieties?
3. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?
4. What beliefs does Edward draw from listening to blues music at the Hundred Club?
5. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?
6. How is foreshadowing present within the narrator's description of Florence's attitude toward arguments?
7. What example does the author provide to support the claim that Florence has come to find life within her family home as unbearably oppressive?
8. What is the result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?
9. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?
10. What legend exists about the shingle on Chesil Beach and how does it inform the couple's plans?
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
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 3
Explicate the theme of shame within the novella, particularly in relation to the novel's female protagonist. What is the author's message regarding the emotion of shame and how do you know?
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