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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 one thing the Captain teachers Ulysses about?

2. What does Peg ask Ulysses to do in Part II that breaks her heart?

3. What does Massimo tell Ulysses to wait to purchase so as not to risk making the neighbors jealous?

4. What does Peg say about Ulysses's looks when she sees him in Part II?

5. Where is Peg's new lover from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with his wife Peg?

2. Who are some of Ulysses's first visitors in Italy?

3. What event changes the course of Ulysses's life in Part II?

4. How does Ulysses treat Alys when he comes home from the war?

5. Why is Ulysses sometimes resentful and angry towards Peg during his first years in Italy?

6. How do Evelyn and Ulysses meet?

7. What is really unusual about Claude?

8. What extraordinary act does Ulysses perform off-duty in Italy in Part I?

9. Why does Tubby "help" Col figure out who the father of Ginny's baby is?

10. What does Cress commune with that is unusual and quirky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Still Life is a sweeping novel spanning many decades and characters. Which characters do you think Winman has given the most varied and dramatic arcs, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Winman describe the toll of the war on the main characters, but especially on Ulysses and Peg? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Winman describe as the foundations of Ulysses's and Evelyn's unique, albeit brief, intense connection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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