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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 does Seiverance do when he meets with Carriscant and Delphine?

2. What does Bobby do when Carriscant talks to him?

3. What is the real reason Carriscant visits Bobby?

4. Why does Siverance summon Carriscant?

5. How does Carriscant contrive to meet Delphine alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details about her life does Delphine tell Carriscant?

2. What does Pantaleon expect of Carriscant and what is Carriscant's reaction?

3. Who calls in Carriscant to examine his ill wife?

4. Why does Carriscant fight Wieland?

5. How does Annaliese become pregnant with Kay?

6. What does Carriscant say Delphine admits and what is Kay's reaction?

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

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

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

10. Why does Carriscant start a fire in Sieverance's shed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Do you think there was enough hard evidence to convict Carriscant of the crimes for which he went to prison? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

2. What mistakes do you think, in detail, Carriscant made which left him open to being charged with crimes he claims he did not commit? Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

3. Compare Carriscant's situation, going to prison for crimes he says he did not commit, versus Kay's partner, Meyersen, who seems to have committed several crimes against Kay yet not only did not go to prison but seems to have thrived from his nefarious behavior. Use examples from your life and The Blue Afternoon to support your discussion.

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