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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 Jean swerve into?

2. Who does Jenkin say is upset about something?

3. Why does Crimond want to break up with Jean?

4. Whose sister recognizes Gerard in the park?

5. Which two characters begin to spend more time together in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gulliver decide to leave Lily?

2. Why does Gerard vow to take care of Rose?

3. What does Lily confide in Rose about snails?

4. How does Tamar confront her mother?

5. Why does Rose refuse to marry Crimond?

6. Why does Tamar decide to reconcile with her mother?

7. What are Jean and Duncan keeping from each other?

8. What have Duncan and Jean promised each other they will try to achieve?

9. How has Duncan's character changed?

10. What does Crimond's treatment of Jean and his proposal to Rose say about his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main turning points of the novel? How does Murdoch develop her story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 2

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings.

1. France.

2. USA.

3. Ireland.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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