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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. Who applies the seal to the trunk?
2. Who bought the item that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?
3. After Mother's body is hidden, who begins writing to Mother?
4. What positive effect does the smell of Jack's hands have?
5. What actually is the smell coming from Jack's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jack's science fiction novel about and what question does Jack pose regarding it?
2. What does Derek say and how does he act when he catches Julie and Jack naked together?
3. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?
4. How does Tom get to play in girls' clothing without getting picked on by his friends?
5. What inconsistency of story does Jack alert to Derek after the frog incident in the garden?
6. What conversation does Jack have with Tom after being awakened by Tom's fake crying?
7. What do the girls say about Jack and Tom's appearances when they are dressing Tom like a girl?
8. Three weeks after Mother's death, Jack goes into the cellar to see the trunk. What are his thoughts as he visits the cellar?
9. What happened to the children when they were left alone one time previously?
10. How does the book end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What is the primary theme of The Cement Garden? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the characters Jack and Julie and their growth throughout the novel.
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