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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 phrase does Allison repeat in Dr. Duk's office?
2. Which of the following is NOT one of Lewis Peckham's professions or hobbies?
3. Where are Allison's parents on their way to when they stop to visit her and Dr. Duk?
4. Why does Allison look at her drivers license several times?
5. What treatment did Allison receive at the sanitorium?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Allison feel like she needs to move quickly to get the stove into the greenhouse?
2. What does Allison realize that she forgot to ask when she arrives at Washau Motors?
3. Why does Will obsess over how many shots his father fired on the hunting trip they took together?
4. What happy discovery does Allison make when she gets the stove out of the cellar?
5. What is important about the hunting trip with his father that Will remembers during his golf game?
6. What is the first time Will Barrett's deceased wife is mentioned?
7. What does the story about the man who survives the plane crash mean to Allison?
8. When Allison's parents have a conference alone with Dr. Duk, what does she find out that instigates her escape?
9. Why does Allison refuse Will's help in moving the stove?
10. Why does Allison buy herself new clothes when she gets to Linwood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Second Coming is populated with a lot of single, older men. Discuss the role of the old men like Mr. Ryan, Mr. Arnold, and Father Weatherbee in the novel. What do you think these older men represent in the novel? Why are there so many of them? What happens to these old men in the end?
Essay Topic 2
Allison's stove is a powerful symbol in the novel. Discuss the significance of the stove as a symbol, providing examples from the text to support your thesis. What does the stove signify? Why do you think the author chose this object to associate with Allison? Does the meaning change over time?
Essay Topic 3
Will goes into the cave in search of an answer from God regarding his existence. Do you think he gets an answer? Why or why not? Use passages from the novel to support your argument.
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