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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. What hobby does Laura take up?
2. The woman says that one thing that the man gives her is the reason that she inevitably returns to him. What does he give her?
3. What is the name of the leader of the group who intend to invade Sakiel-Norn?
4. What name do the group of people who want to invade Sakiel-Norn call themselves?
5. Why do the people invading Sakiel-Norn want to invade the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Benjamin Chase marry Adelia?
2. In chapter 4, how does the woman feel about the man's story?
3. In chapter 1, what is the official conclusion of Laura's cause of death?
4. What is the fate of slave children who make the carpets in Sakiel-Norn?
5. 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?
6. How does Iris feel about the Laura Chase Memorial Prize?
7. In chapter 1, Iris says "some people can't tell where it hurts. They can't calm down. They can't ever stop howling." Who do you think is/are the "they" she had in mind?
8. In chapter 5, Laura does something that scares and angers Iris because she thinks it will save her dead mother. What does Laura do?
9. Do you think X's chose the right course of action regarding the tongueless virgin?
10. At the end of chapter 6, the man is writing a story including characters X, Y, Z, and B. What is this story about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The Blind Assassin" has a unique structure, incorporating Laura's novel, Iris's memoir, and newspaper clippings. Do you think that this adds or detracts from the novel? Why or why not? Give evidence from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Although the identities of the man and woman are not revealed until the penultimate chapter, there are many hints to the characters' identities in overlapping details between events in Iris's memoir and those in 'The Blind Assassin'. Give examples of at least three details that align the memoir with 'The Blind Assassin' and explain what these details tell the reader about the man and the woman.
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