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. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels
(a) Overwhelmed with love.
(b) Sorry that she ever left for the city.
(c) Angry that so much has changed.
(d) No nostalgia or emotion of any kind.

2. The narrator reflects that when she "willed" her fish to be caught, she could tell herself
(a) That she had outsmarted the fish, like her brother.
(b) That they had chosen to die and had forgiven her in advance.
(c) That she had accomplished something all by herself.
(d) That the fish did not feel any pain.

3. Flashing back on her first husband, the narrator states
(a) She will never trust the word "love" again.
(b) She believes she never loved him.
(c) The failure of their marriage was entirely his fault.
(d) He was an inexperienced woodsman.

4. During her visit with Paul, the narrator flashes back on
(a) Her last visit with her father.
(b) Her last visit with her ex-husband and child.
(c) Her last visit to the lake.
(d) Her last visit with her dying mother.

5. At the end of the chapter the narrator decides
(a) She will burn her father's drawings and leave him in peace on the island.
(b) Her father must have been killed by the Americans.
(c) She will take her father's drawings to the police.
(d) She will find her father no matter what it costs her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though David catches the fish, the narrator must

2. Along the journey in the lake the narrator sees

3. What does the narrator feel is her first mistake during her visit to the store?

4. At the gas station, the narrator is embarrassed when her friends

5. The narrator and her companions are traveling in

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the narrator's description of the herons?

2. Why does the narrator destroy David's film?

3. What is significant about David's interest in fishing and filming Random Samples?

4. Describe the narrator's relationship with her former lover.

5. Why does Joe's marriage proposal remind the narrator of her first wedding day?

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

7. How is the narrator changing as she remembers her past?

8. Why does the narrator refuse to believe David and Anna's story about her father?

9. Why does the narrator assume the old town priest is dead?

10. Why is the narrator upset with her parents?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample