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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 word is Allison unsure of?
2. What does Allison do for Will after his fall?
3. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the rock formations inside Lost Cove Cave?
4. What do Mr. Ryan and Mr. Arnold get into a fight about?
5. What object belonging to his wife does Will find in his car?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Will sees himself in the mirror of his Mercedes after leaving the greenhouse, what does he think he looks like?
2. What are the two things that Will has to tell Allison when he returns to the greenhouse?
3. What happens to Will's guns at the end of the novel?
4. What news does Kitty tell Will about her family when they talk in the parking lot of the country club?
5. Where has Will's daughter, Leslie, moved while he has been away at the cave and the greenhouse?
6. What urgent message does Bernie have for Will when Will gets back home after being away in the cave and the greenhouse?
7. What forces Will to leave the cave?
8. Why does Will end up needing to be in Dr. Vance's daily care?
9. Why does Will get into a fight with Kitty at the nursing home?
10. Where does Will take Allison when they leave the greenhouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Will and Allison both have epiphanies in the beginning of the novel, each realizing something important about life that will shape how that character reacts throughout the rest of the novel. Write an essay in which you discuss what Will and Allison each discover about life and how each character's discovery affects his or her relationships throughout the rest of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
What do you think the title, The Second Coming signifies? Write an essay explaining what you think the author is referring to in the title, providing examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Will often refers to the exodus of the Jews from North Carolina as a sign. How does Walker Percy use this motif in the novel? What does Will's fixation with the Jews signify in his personal life? What does it come to mean to the reader? Write an essay in which you discuss the motif and the ways in which the author uses the motif to develop Will's character.
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