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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. David suggests Americans want the land because

2. The narrator's description of the city they drive through is

3. The narrator believes she is a successful children's book illustrator because

4. David is most interested in

5. The narrator compares Anna's cries to

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Paul.

2. How does the narrator see David?

3. When the narrator discovers that the other campers are Canadian, not American as she had suspected, what new fear grips her.

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

5. Describe the narrator's relationship with other children.

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

7. Why does the narrator hide from the searchers?

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

9. Describe the picture the narrator has found as a "gift" from her mother.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator of Atwood's novel struggles with her own humanity, preferring to consider herself an animal. Write an essay in which you define both "human" and "animal" according to the narrator, using the text as support for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the statement, "Man masters nature not by force but by understanding." Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify this statement using Atwood's novel as the basis for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Henri Cartier-Bresson said, "To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy." Consider the connotations of the words "capture" and "mastering" in Cartier-Bresson's quote and compare his statement to David and the narrator's contrasting views on David's film, Random Samples.

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