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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. Where does Jack go after refusing to strip to be examined to play the sex game?

2. Who refuses to watch Julie in her extracurricular activities?

3. Who is sunbathing in Chapter 4?

4. Which character is two years younger than Jack?

5. Who tells the men where to drop the delivery at Jack's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. After they go back inside the house, what plans for Mother's body do the three older siblings discuss?

2. Describe the social life of Jack's family.

3. What do Julie and Jack do with sand and how long does it take?

4. Discuss the dialog between Julie and Jack when Julie tells him that Mother has died.

5. What does Julie tell Jack she imagines will happen between Father and Tom as Father's health declines?

6. What do Jack and his sisters do for fun on the night their parents argue in Chapter 1?

7. Where does the family celebrate Jack's birthday and why?

8. Why does the whole family attack Father verbally over a decision he made regarding Julie's extracurricular activities?

9. What does Mother talk to Jack about one morning when she awakens him?

10. How does Jack release tension in the garden at the beginning of Chapter 4? Why does he stop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the exposition of The Cement Garden.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the two oldest siblings and the two youngest ones.

Essay Topic 3

Define motif. Identify and discuss two motifs from The Cement Garden.

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