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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. At the end of chapter 10, the woman imagines the man traveling by what mode of transportation?
2. How does Richard react when Laura tells him sending her to school is a waste of time?
3. One of the articles in chapter 12 details Richard and Iris meeting what prestigious individuals?
4. What does the woman say war is like for the by-standers?
5. Who is Aimee's biological father?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 13, what revelation of Iris's sends Laura over the edge?
2. What does Laura say in chapter 11 that upsets Winifred?
3. According to chapter 13, what pact had Laura made with God?
4. According to the article at the beginning of chapter 12, what are Richard's views about Germany?
5. In chapter 12, what is the significance of the yellow curtains?
6. At the end of the chapter, Iris hears something outside her window. What does she think it is and what is it really?
7. Why is Laura kicked out of her school?
8. What is the woman's attitude while aboard the cruise ship?
9. In chapter 13 what is the state of Iris and Richard's marriage?
10. According to chapter 11, how does the adult Aimee feel towards her mother and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Iris toys with the idea that people are compelled to leave their mark on the world, whether this is through actions, or leaving behind a message, or simply scrawling on the stall of the bathroom at a doughnut shop. Find at least three examples of times in which Iris reflects on the idea of leaving a mark. What is the significance of these passages in terms of the novel and sub novel? What do these say about Iris's own desire to leave something behind? What does Iris's refusal to share things about Laura say? Does this mean Iris thinks Laura would not have wanted to leave her mark in the same way she asserts all people do?
Essay Topic 2
In many ways, the man's story in 'The Blind Assassin' is his way of telling the woman how he feels about the society in which they live. Explain the significance of each of the man's stories in terms of what universal truth or social commentary he is attempting to communicate to the woman with the story. What people or groups of people do the characters in the man's stories represent? Why does the man use stories to convey his beliefs rather than a more straightforward form?
Essay Topic 3
Many of the characters struggle with their identities. Until Laura dies, Iris lets her father and then Richard control her rather than making her own decisions. Laura is much more free-spirited but even she lets Richard and what she believes to be God's will control her. Although Richard and Winifred seem to be in control, they are really controlled by societal expectations. How are the identities of the characters created in the novel? To what extent do the characters define their own identities and to what extent are their identities controlled by the expectations placed on them by the people around them? Which character do you think has the strongest sense of identity and why? Be sure that your response includes at least three characters.
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