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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. How do Col and Pete get to Italy together?

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

3. Who leaves a large inheritance to Ulysses?

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

5. Why does Ulysses tell Evelyn not to light a cigarette?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Evelyn and Ulysses bond over during their first meeting?

3. What is Col known for?

4. How does Col seem to feel about the fact that Cress and Ulysses have moved to Italy?

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

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

7. What is really unusual about Claude?

8. How does Evelyn know Margaret?

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

10. Who does Ulysses want to come with him to Italy, and who actually comes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters in this novel live in ways that stretch the boundaries of society's expectations for them at the times and places that form the novel's settings? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Winman use humor throughout this novel, but especially in terms of character development? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Winman chooses to end the novel with a lengthy explanation of Evelyn's youthful experiences in Florence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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