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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 is the name of the institution to which one of the characters is confined?
2. In chapter 12, what faux pas does Richard have to atone for?
3. In the woman's imagination, the man is sitting next to a woman who is doing what to pass the time?
4. Where does Iris find Laura's schoolbooks?
5. Who does Iris suspect might be Myra's true father?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to chapter 9, why is Laura afraid of her father?
2. In chapter 10, the woman goes and buys a copy of the man's story about the Lizard Men of Xenor. How does the printed story differ from the story the man has told the woman?
3. In chapter 13 what is the state of Iris and Richard's marriage?
4. In chapter 13, what revelation of Iris's sends Laura over the edge?
5. Why is Laura kicked out of her school?
6. In chapter 13, why does Walter come over to Iris's house?
7. Why do you think Iris has 'The Blind Assassin' published?
8. What message does Laura leave for Iris in her school notebooks?
9. What do the man and woman do when he first gets off the train?
10. According to clues in chapter 10, who do you think is the woman's equivalent in Iris's memoir and why?
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
Throughout the novel, the characters, particularly Laura and Iris, make decisions because they are misinformed or ignorant. Discuss the significance of ignorance and oblivion in the novel. According to the woman, she is with the man for oblivion. Does this oblivion necessitate the ignorance regarding the events taking place around her? In what ways does oblivion or ignorance help the characters and in what way does it hinder them? On the other hand, are there any instances in which knowledge is a hindrance?
Essay Topic 3
Laura tells Winifred that marriage is not about love, it is about business. Do you think that the marriages in the novel support this view? Are there any loving marriages or are they all solely business arrangements? Is Laura right to find marriage outdated? Within the marriages that you classify as predominantly business arrangements, is there any elements of love? Do you think that the idea of relationships based on business rather than affection is confined to marriage? What other relationships in the novel are based on business rather than friendship or love?
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