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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 Stafford's option other than attending Oxford?

2. What does Steven tell Ellen at the end of Part 5, Chapter 27?

3. Where does Colin go with Audrey in Part 4, Chapter 18?

4. Why does Sheila refuse to visit the Savilles in Part 4, Chapter 19?

5. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what is Colin allowed to teach the children at his school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret comment on after visiting the Savilles' house in Part 4, Chapter 22?

2. What happens when Harry talks to Colin about Andrew for the first time?

3. How does Colin feel when Steve is signed to a football team?

4. Why does Elizabeth feel that she and Colin are not destined to have a long relationship?

5. In Part 5, Chapter 26, what happens when Colin argues with Steven about the future?

6. What ends Colin's association with Stephens in Part 4, Chapter 17?

7. In Part 4, Chapter 19, what happens when Colin invites Sheila over to his house?

8. What does Mr. Gannon think when he visits the Savilles in Part 4, Chapter 21?

9. What do Colin and Stephens disagree about at work in Part 5, Chapter 25?

10. What happens after Colin learns that Margaret and Stafford are a couple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The coal mine where Harry works is central to the lives of the Savilles. What is work in the coal mine like? How are miners perceived? How does working in the coal mine define Harry? How does Harry view his work? How does the coal mine help to develop the plot of this novel?

Essay Topic 2

For much of this novel Harry involves himself in minor projects. Describe three of Harry's projects. How did these projects take up Harry's time? What did they provide him with?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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