View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David and Anna seem to communicate by
(a) Telling others what they think of each other.
(b) Teasing or ignoring each other.
(c) Exchanging silent looks.
(d) Fighting agressively at all times.

2. Who arrives on the island at the start of the chapter?
(a) Paul and the narrator's father.
(b) Paul and Evans.
(c) Paul and his wife.
(d) Paul and Bill Malmstrom.

3. The narrator describes her job as
(a) Pretentious and worldly.
(b) Important and undervalued.
(c) Appropriate and tailored to her, like a well-made suit.
(d) Awkward and ill-fitting, like an artificial limb.

4. Reviewing her father's papers, the narrator discovers
(a) Her father had begun a career as an artist.
(b) Her father had been trying to publish an article.
(c) Her father had been sending insane letters to scientists.
(d) Her father had been searching out cave paintings.

5. The fact that the narrator cannot speak the language of her hometown suggests
(a) She does not fully identify with it, and does not feel understood.
(b) She feels foreign.
(c) She rejects the idea that she is French Canadian.
(d) She does not care about communicating with her parents' friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels

2. Who interrupts the narrator in the outhouse and why?

3. The narrator believes Joe first liked her because

4. David blames the changes in the town and the negative outcomes on

5. The narrator believes her parents never took down the chicken-wire enclosure because

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator seem to feel about returning to the town and her childhood home?

2. What is the narrator's occupation?

3. Describe the narrator's perception of the townspeople toward her.

4. Why is the narrator upset with her parents?

5. Describe the character of Paul.

6. Why does the narrator take Joe outside in order to have sex with him?

7. Why does the narrator believe there are rules for what she can and cannot do on the island?

8. What does the narrator believe she sees at the end of the chapter?

9. What is significant about the fact that the others have locked the narrator out of the cabin?

10. What does the narrator decide about marriage at the end of the chapter?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 879 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample