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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. What does Theo confess to the old couple as he ties them up?
2. Who has knocked at Theo's door in Chapter 21?
3. Where does Theo see Julian in Chapter 19?
4. How long does Rolf imagine they will be pulled over after the car gets a flat tire?
5. How does Theo learn that Rolf has departed upon awakening after the burial of Luke?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Theo and the Five Fishes spend the rest of the relaxing day in Chapter 26?
2. What does Theo write in his diary about the Five Fishes as he discusses the day of relaxation before they depart for Wales?
3. What happens after the baby is born?
4. How does Theo plan for Julian to escape the attackers? Does the plan work? What is unsuccessful?
5. How do Theo and the Five Fishes get delayed in Chapter 24?
6. What has happened to Rolf after Theo awakes after Luke's burial? What does Theo expect he is doing and what is his response?
7. What goes through Theo's mind when he sees the tree blocking the road in Chapter 27? What happens next?
8. What does Theo reflect upon while sitting outside the woodshed as Miriam prepares Julian for her baby's delivery?
9. How does Rolf say he can "use" Theo? How does Theo respond?
10. When Theo awakens in Chapter 25, where does he learn that Luke and Julian have gone? What does he think of their disappearance from the rest of the group?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of the elderly is a major theme in the book. Discuss this role, and what it says about our society. Use examples from the book to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
There are many different leaders in the book and also different forms of leadership. Discuss some of these forms, and how they affected the conflicts and actions of the book. Who are some of the stronger leaders?
Essay Topic 3
Infertility is a terrifying thought, and obviously the main theme of the book. What do you see now in our society that the author could have been inspired by to write of this subject? In other words, what is the infertility that is the subject of the book symbolic of in our culture? Use examples from the book to support the claims that you make.
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