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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. After the trunk is sealed, what do the children make?
2. What object is the focus of Jack's nightmares?
3. How much did the item cost that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?
4. In Chapter 10, Julie and Jack are talking in Tom's room. Jack wants to run. What does Julie notice?
5. Where does Derek take Jack to play?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the book end?
2. What conversation does Jack have with Tom after being awakened by Tom's fake crying?
3. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Jack spend his time?
4. Describe the circumstances (and location) in which Derek first meets Julie's siblings.
5. What happened to the children when they were left alone one time previously?
6. Explain how Julie's punch of Jack turns into sex with him.
7. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Sue spend her time?
8. What inconsistency of story does Jack alert to Derek after the frog incident in the garden?
9. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?
10. Three weeks after Mother's death, Jack goes into the cellar to see the trunk. What are his thoughts as he visits the cellar?
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
Discuss the importance of the author's choice of grammatical tense in The Cement Garden. Define the three types of tenses and explain how they are typically identified.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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