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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 Gerard find under his train seat?

2. Who does Jenkin say thinks he is a fool?

3. What city does Gulliver decide to catch a train to?

4. Who does Jenkin say is upset about something?

5. What does Crimond tell Jean there is no logic in fearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Tamar's life taken a turn for the better since Gideon and Pat adopted her?

2. Why does Rose refuse to marry Crimond?

3. How does Jenkin die?

4. Why does Gulliver decide to leave Lily?

5. What news does Jean hear about Duncan from Tamar?

6. How does Duncan react to Jenkin's death?

7. Why are Duncan and Jean finding life together difficult?

8. What do Rose and Gerard think about past events?

9. What does Lily confide in Rose about snails?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How did Karl Marx view world? What impact has his philosophy had on world history? Has that impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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