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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 Carriscant travel to Luneta?
2. Why does Carriscant supposedly visit Paton Bobby?
3. What does Bobby say about Carriscant regarding the two murders?
4. What does Cruz show Carriscant one day in the operating room?
5. What does Delphine think of her husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Carriscant meets Delphine and why does she reject him?
2. What does Pantaleon expect of Carriscant and what is Carriscant's reaction?
3. What happens one day when Carriscant begins to fantasize about Delphine?
4. Why does Carriscant start a fire in Sieverance's shed?
5. What details about her life does Delphine tell Carriscant?
6. What is the outcome of Carriscant's trial?
7. What does Carriscant say Delphine admits and what is Kay's reaction?
8. What does Cruz show Carriscant in Cruz's operating room and what does Carriscant think of what he is seeing?
9. Whom does Carriscant contact about a black market engine and why does Panteleon want an engine on the black market?
10. Why is Cruz enraged and Carriscant embarrassed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are a number of interesting questions raised by The Blue Afternoon. The questions are ones that Boyd most likely wants readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Boyd' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Boyd' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Boyd and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 2
The Blue Afternoon belongs to the novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a novel and a history book?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in The Blue Afternoon. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Boyd chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Boyd chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Boyd's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Boyd use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
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