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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 does Ulysses save in Italy?

2. Which famous author does Evelyn tell her companion she once met in Florence in Part !?

3. Who does Ulysses work with that he gets along with very well?

4. What is one thing the Captain teachers Ulysses about?

5. What is the name of the town the bells ring from that Ulysses can hear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with Captain Darnley?

2. What is Col known for?

3. Why is Cress late coming to catch the ferry to Italy with Ulysses?

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

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

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

7. Why does Ulysses feel he will not die in the war?

8. What is really unusual about Claude?

9. How does Evelyn know Margaret?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Winman chose to write Still Life from the third-person omniscient perspective, and how does this perspective affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do different characters cope with great loss throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does having wealth - or not having wealth - affect the actions of main characters at different points in the novels in ways that significantly alter the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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