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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. Who helps the Savilles manage their grief over losing Andrew?

2. How does Colin think he did on the examination in Part 2, Chapter 9?

3. How was Harry able to take his family to the seashore in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Harry's friend urge him to do?

5. How does Harry punish Colin for taking Steven to the hut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Colin hears a voice while working on the farm in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. What happened when Colin and Harry went into the city in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. Why couldn't Colin live at his own house in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. Why is Harry Saville impressed with Stafford in Part 3, Chapter 12?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 16, how does Colin describe the teachers at his school?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Harry treat Colin's practice tests?

7. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

8. What happens on the bus ride to Colin's examination?

9. Describe the house the Savilles move into just outside of Saxton.

10. Why does Harry decide to go to a different beach in Part 1, Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Saville is very much a novel about Colin coming of age. Summarize the development of Colin from child to adult. What major events help move him? What beliefs remain unchanged? What is Colin's pivotal moment? What lesson does the author want readers to recognize in Colin's story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose three of Colin's boyhood friends to compare and contrast. What events helped to define these characters? What happens to each of them? What is the point the author is trying to make about childhood development?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Colin's three main romances. How are they similar? How are they different? Does Colin grow as a character at all in terms of his romantic encounters?

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