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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 NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
2. What emotion does Edward finally realize Harold Mather is experiencing in relation to Edward's treatment of the bully?
3. The view from Edward's room in Florence's house features what element?
4. What does Edward do to the bully who strikes Harold Mather on the street?
5. If Edward is at Florence's house when Geoffrey comes home from work, what type of drink does Geoffrey make for both of them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the author's purpose for introducing Edward's memory about the combine harvester?
2. How is the fact of Florence's childhood sexual abuse again underscored by the author during the scene of Florence and Edward's wedding night sexual mishap?
3. How is irony employed within the narrator's portrayal of Edward's struggle to unzip Florence's dress?
4. How does Edward's analysis of the situation with Harold Mather change over a matter of weeks?
5. For what reason does Edward, upon being left in the honeymoon suite by himself, conjure up memories of his good times with Florence?
6. What does the narrator mean when writing about Florence, "It helped her to settle on the basics, and she spelled them out for herself in stupid clarity" (105)?
7. What qualities of fistfights appeal to Edward?
8. What is the symbolism of the pants Edward holds in his hands after Florence flees the honeymoon suite?
9. Why does Florence run down to the beach after the sexual mishap with Edward?
10. When Edward decides that Florence has deceived him about their love, what reasons does Edward consider for why Florence might be marrying him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of the lives of Florence and Edward. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of On Chesil Beach using an omniscient narrator who relays the story from the third person point of view. What elements of the novella's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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