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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. Where is the Chase industries picnic held?
2. Where was Laura rumored to be?
3. What are the aristocrats called in the man's story?
4. What is the official cause of Laura's death?
5. What was the theme of the charity ball Winifred organized according to the newspaper article?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Iris marry Richard Griffen?
2. According to chapter 6, does the man enjoy writing science fiction stories?
3. How does Iris feel about the Laura Chase Memorial Prize?
4. How do Winifred and Richard treat the Chase sisters?
5. In chapter 1, the protagonist of the sub novel looks at a picture. What does this picture depict?
6. In chapter 4, how does the woman feel about the man's story?
7. How does Iris respond to requests for information about Laura?
8. In chapter 1, what is the official conclusion of Laura's cause of death?
9. Why do you think Richard married Iris?
10. In chapter 6, the man and the woman talk about love and the way the man often says that love isn't real. Do you think the man truly believes this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though Port Ticonderoga is fictional, it is in many ways instrumental to the story of the Chase sisters' early life. Explain the significance of Port Ticonderoga and its history in relation to the story of the downfall of the Chase family dynasty. In what ways does having a fictional setting add to the novel and in what ways does it detract?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between author and story, and fiction and nonfiction as presented in the novel. Iris never explicitly mentions her affair with Alex within the memoir, while her meetings with him serve as the basis for the frame narrative of 'The Blind Assassin'. To what extent do you think 'The Blind Assassin' represents the reality of Iris and Alex's affair and to what extent do you think Iris fictionalizes the story? How does this relate to the novel as a whole? Do you think Atwood's novel is at all based in her own reality? Give examples to support your view from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Aimee blames her mother for Laura's death. Iris, too, blames herself for Laura's death, but defends herself by saying she did not choose her actions, but was rather forced into them. Is Iris responsible for Laura's death, and if so, what could she have done to prevent it and if not, why not?
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