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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 has become almost unbearable for the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What lands on Ikey's head once the wind blows?

3. What does the narrator come to envy as he begins exploring?

4. What is the man wearing whom the narrator sits next to after the tussle on the bus?

5. Where does the narrator sit on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Short Man in the line next to the narrator?

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

3. What does the narrator try to pick up after getting off the bus?

4. What does the Hard-Bitten Ghost plan on doing? Why?

5. Why does the Conscientious Objector say he threw himself in front of a train?

6. What does the Bright Person ask the ghost of the Fat Man about his father? What does the ghost say the Bright Person was wrong about?

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

8. How does the Big Man feel about his indiscretions being disclosed? What does he do?

9. What did the two chaps find when they set out to look for Napoleon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what point of view is the novel written? In what tense is it written? Define the terms which apply to these forms as discussed in class. In what ways does a narrative written in this point of view allow the reader greater understanding of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of love and lust in The Great Divorce. How are "defective love" and "lust" compared? How does the author exemplify this through parable?

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