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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 of the following best describes the ritual Mary and Colin both go through each evening before leaving for dinner?

2. What is notable about Caroline's demeanor when she invites Mary and Colin to dine with her and Robert?

3. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?

4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the main setting of this chapter?

5. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary and Colin's relationship with the hotel maid change over the course of their vacation?

2. Who do Mary and Colin notice outside of the street side cafe? How is he the same? How is he different?

3. Describe the setting around the tourist attraction clock tower.

4. Describe the gallery in Robert and Caroline's apartment

5. Why does Caroline lock Mary and Colin's clothes in a cabinet?

6. What does Mary notice about Colin's body as he lays sleeping in Robert and Caroline's apartment?

7. How does the author initially describe Robert?

8. What do Robert's sisters feed him one afternoon? Why?

9. Describe Robert's first meeting with Caroline.

10. What information about the bar does Caroline share with Mary? How does Mary react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marriage plays an interesting role in this novel. Write an essay:

1) describing the ways marriage is portrayed in the novel

2) examining the significance of marriage in the plot and character development

3) arguing what you believe the author is trying to say about marriage through the novel.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the men and women in this novel. How are the female characters similar/different? How are the male characters similar/different? Then discuss why you think the author presents this variety of male and female characters in the novel. Be sure to cite specific evidence from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes The Comfort of Strangers explores is sexuality. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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