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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. After he gets off the bus, what does the narrator try to pick?
2. Whom does the man on the bus say is the nearest of the "old ones"?
3. What does the ghost by the tree say that Hell is?
4. What about the space felt different after the narrator got out of the bus?
5. Who, according to the Hard-Bitten Ghost, was Mother always in the same firm with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Hard-Bitten Ghost plan on doing? Why?
2. 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?
3. What has the Conscientious Objector encountered since his death? Why is he on the bus?
4. What does the man in the bowler hat believe would make the people in the gray town satisfied?
5. What does the narrator try to pick up after getting off the bus?
6. Describe the bus and the bus driver.
7. What is the ghost in the bushes doing? Who is this ghost?
8. What does the narrator want to do at the river? How does this work out?
9. Why does the Conscientious Objector say he threw himself in front of a train?
10. What does the Hard-Bitten Ghost invite the narrator to do? What is his reply?
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
How does the character of MacDonald serve the novel? What is the literary term that may be applied to him? What are his major characteristics? What does he represent symbolically?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of The Great Divorce. Include examples of and define the terms rising action, climax, and falling action in your discussion.
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