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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 Nathan notice about the passenger sitting next to him?

2. What do people ask Maria and Nathan about while in church?

3. Who is embarrassed by Nathan's behavior in a restaurant?

4. Maria believes that ____________ is a sanctuary and escape from her present unhappy marriage.

5. What do the people in Maria's dream shout to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sarah inform Nathan about her mother?

2. What does Nathan notice about the passenger sitting next to him on the airplane?

3. What does Henry remember about Nathan's novel?

4. What happens at the restaurant that embarrasses Maria?

5. Discuss Maria's mother.

6. Discuss the conversation Nathan has with a stranger.

7. What happens during refreshments and conversation at church?

8. Discuss the encounter Henry has with Nathan's third wife.

9. Compare Nathan's reaction to taking heart medication with that of Henry's reaction.

10. What does Nathan do while in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are heavily used in the novel. Discuss the role of flashbacks in the novel and the positive and negative influence they have.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss setting. What is the role/importance of setting in the novel, and how is it displayed?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the relationship between Nathan and Henry and the role it has in the story.

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