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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. Which character is so frightened that he/she urinates on him/herself?
2. What is Jack doing as he plots what to do with Mother's body?
3. Who is sunbathing in Chapter 4?
4. Who wants Jack to strip to be examined to play the sex game?
5. Who gives a science fiction novel as a birthday gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the siblings tell Tom that Mother has died?
2. Why does the whole family attack Father verbally over a decision he made regarding Julie's extracurricular activities?
3. When the children are in the garden discussing what to now that Mother has died, what specifically do they discuss?
4. Discuss the dialog between Julie and Jack when Julie tells him that Mother has died.
5. Where does the family celebrate Jack's birthday and why?
6. What do Julie and Jack do with sand and how long does it take?
7. What does Mother talk to Jack about one morning when she awakens him?
8. How does Jack release tension in the garden at the beginning of Chapter 4? Why does he stop?
9. Why, in Chapter 2, does Jack begin to avoid Mother?
10. What, specifically, do Jack and Julie do to provide Mother with an eternal resting place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?
Essay Topic 2
What are static and dynamic characters? Name the static and dynamic characters in this novel and discuss what about each makes them either static or dynamic.
Essay Topic 3
What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to The Cement Garden.
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