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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 pub does Ulysses often work at?

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

3. Why can Pete suddenly come to visit Italy from England in Part II?

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

5. Who does Ulysses want to come to Italy with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Peg and Ginny have?

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

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

4. How does Evelyn know Margaret?

5. Who does Ulysses often think of during his first days in Italy and why?

6. How does Cress make his money?

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

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

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

What sources does Winman describe the various female characters in this novel as deriving their power and worth from? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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