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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 grows on the tree that the narrator encounters?

2. What does the Big Man ask the Solid Man in Chapter 4?

3. How much does a man in line offer the woman to trade places?

4. The Ghost tells the Bright Man called Dick that his views were wrong about this in life:

5. What is remarkable about the people who approach from the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the solid person tell the Big Man about Jack?

2. How long does the narrator travel on the river? How far does he go?

3. How does the Hard-Bitten Ghost respond to the narrator's suggestion that they will grow more solid as they acclimate to Heaven?

4. What does the Hard-Bitten Ghost invite the narrator to do? What is his reply?

5. What does the narrator want to do at the river? How does this work out?

6. What is remarkable about the other passengers once they are off the bus?

7. How does the narrator move two spaces in line after he joins in waiting?

8. How does the Bright Person explain hell to the Fat Man?

9. Where has the Hard-Bitten Ghost been? What does he say of these places?

10. What is the narrator's experience walking on the grass? What does he envy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the terms "Parable" and "Allegory." What characteristics does The Great Divorce share with these styles? Define the terms and cite examples of these characteristics from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What literary allusions does C. S. Lewis make in the novel? What does this term mean? Which character specifically is an overt allusion? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lewis' use of symbolism and motif in The Great Divorce. Define these terms and give examples in your discussion.

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