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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Catherine hears a noise outside her house on Tuesday night, what does she determine it was after running in the house?
2. Who does Sheriff Galton send to the Gazette to search through Tom's desk?
3. What is the typo in the paper that Tom and Catherine have a laugh about?
4. Where did Randall work before he returned to Lowfield?
5. What is the name of the pressman at the Gazette?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Writing style is an important element for an author in writing a novel and is usually unique to a specific author or genre. Discuss the writing style of the author of the writing techniques that she employs in "Sweet and Deadly." What do we learn in the novel through the style that the author employs? Why does the author choose to have Catherine be so introspective? How do we gain insight into the novel and its characters through the writing style and writing techniques employed in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Symbols are commonly used in literature to represent an idea or feeling that the author chooses to be present in the novel. For example, in "Sweet and Deadly," a couple of the symbols used include the dun colored dog and the baseball bat used to commit the crimes. The dog can be seen as the symbol for the "circle of life" that Catherine and Randall talk about a few times and the baseball bat can identify the hostility of the killer. Use these symbols and provide other examples from the novel and answer the following questions. What do the symbols in the novel stand for? How? What do the symbols promote or convey to the reader in the novel? How does the author use the symbol to convey an idea and why does she use the symbol instead of simply stating her idea?
Essay Topic 3
In the beginning of the novel, we meet a depressed and withdrawn Catherine Linton, and the tone of the novel also seems somber and full of imagery related to isolation. However, this mood seems to change as Catherine's character grows and develops through the novel. Can you identify a parallel between the Catherine's mood throughout the novel and the mood of the novel itself? Is this a writing technique of the author used on purpose? What effect does it have on the novel and on the development of the plot? Provide examples.
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