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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. Why does Carriscant visit his wife's uncle?

2. Of what does Pantaleon inform Carriscant?

3. What does Bobby say about Carriscant regarding the two murders?

4. Where does Carriscant skulk about, hoping to see the American woman he is attracted to?

5. What do Carriscant and Delphine do in his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cruz show Carriscant in Cruz's operating room and what does Carriscant think of what he is seeing?

2. What does Delphine tell Carriscant that makes him start planning to flee the country with her?

3. What happens one day when Carriscant begins to fantasize about Delphine?

4. Why does Carriscant fight Wieland?

5. What do Bobby and Carriscant discuss about the recent murder?

6. Where is Seiverance going and what does he do in preparation?

7. What happens to Carriscant's Chinese patient, and what does this set Carriscant to thinking?

8. What does Carriscant say about possible motives for the death of the soldiers?

9. Why does Delphine take up painting and how does that enable her affair with Carriscant?

10. What is the outcome of Carriscant's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of truth in The Blue Afternoon. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of love in The Blue Afternoon. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of illusions and beliefs in The Blue Afternoon. What are some of the beliefs the characters hold that may be illusions? How does denial fit in with the theme of illusions and beliefs? How do false beliefs shape some of the characters' lives?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in The Blue Afternoon? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in The Blue Afternoon including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Blue Afternoon and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think The Blue Afternoon is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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