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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. Montgomery comes back into the present to tell the courts about where he had gone that day. Where did he go?
2. What is his mother's business venture since his father's death?
3. What do Montgomery and his father share?
4. What does Montgomery claim about his actions at the time he committed his crime?
5. What gives Montgomery a feeling of grief as he stands in his mother's kitchen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Montgomery feel the need to describe his mother as "statuesque"?
2. Montgomery's counsel forces him to say that he wanted to kill his father so he could marry his mother. Montgomery claims this isn't true. Why would his counsel force him to tell this lie?
3. Is Montgomery's mother's reasoning for selling the paintings understandable? Why or why not?
4. Why does the author have Montgomery tell the part about walking in on Joanne naked?
5. Why does Montgomery tell the court about his bad moods as a child?
6. Why are the details of Montgomery's engagement and marriage to Daphne important?
7. What is the irony about Montgomery meeting his wife through Anna Behrens?
8. Explain the symbolism of Montgomery's recurring dreams about his father.
9. What reasoning would Montgomery have for comparing Anna Behrens to a "lonely prisoner in her magic castle in need of rescuing"?
10. Do you think the fight between Montgomery and his mother was solely based on the selling of the paintings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Every novel has a hero or heroine. Who is the hero or heroine in this novel? Why is this character the hero or heroine? What qualities does this character have that the others do not?
Essay Topic 2
Fate is a concept that is touched upon in the novel. What is Montgomery's fate at the end of the novel? What events lead him to his fate? Based on Montgomery's actions in the book, does he deserve his fate?
Essay Topic 3
The climax is the turning point of the story. What event in the novel is the climax? Why is this the climax? How does the ending reflect the climax?
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