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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 prevents Mary from saving Colin's life?
2. Why do Mary and Colin abandon the spot they initially choose to set up on at the beach?
3. What does Mary see as "the most powerful single principle of organization shaping institutions and individual lives"?
4. Why does Robert say Mary is "very quick"?
5. What does Colin find unusual about Caroline?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Robert hold Colin's hand as they walk to the bar? What does he tell people about their relationship?
2. Describe the scene in the ocean involving Mary and Colin.
3. Describe Mary and Colin's routine for the days following their visit to Robert and Caroline's apartment.
4. Describe the process of Mary realizing that Colin was in the photograph at Robert's apartment
5. What is wrong with Mary at the beginning of this chapter? What does Caroline tell Colin is wrong with her? What does Colin think they need to do?
6. Why do Mary and Colin depart the riverboat early? How does their ultimate destination differ from their intended destination?
7. What does Colin say in response to Robert's monologue on gender relations? How does Robert respond to Colin's comment?
8. What is Mary's fantasy of "subjection and humiliation" for Colin? What is Colin's fantasy for Mary?
9. What does Mary find in Robert and Caroline's bedroom? What is the source of this?
10. How do Mary and Colin's conversations compare to their lovemaking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Despite the warning signs Mary and Colin are given about Robert and Caroline's motives, the couple still remains in their company. In your essay:
1) describe at least two "warnings" that should have drawn Mary and Colin's attention to the danger they were about to encounter
2) discuss how Mary and Colin choose to react instead
3) discuss what you think (as a reader) motivates the couple to ignore these signs.
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
The past is essential to Robert's development as a character. Discuss at least three events/people from the past that influenced Robert's character. Focus on describing the event as well as discussing how the event determined the person Robert becomes. Be sure to cite specific details from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout The Comfort of Strangers the author explores what it means to be a stranger. Discuss how characters in this novel are strangers focusing on what makes them strangers. Then discuss the author's view of the stranger. Is it better to be a stranger or to not be a stranger, according to McEwan? Why?
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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