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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 is Aldred going to write about in the report?

2. What do thoughts of Aurora make Leith believe about himself?

3. What is Peter's first love?

4. What is Aldred's ex-wife's name?

5. Who is Benedict?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Professor Gardiner in prison during the war?

2. Why does Peter's purchases as a youth embarrass his parents?

3. Why does Peter think Aldred is dead?

4. Why does Aldred value the letters Peter has waiting for him iin Hong Kong so much?

5. Why does Benedict admire Helen for ditching him in Marseilles?

6. What do Benedict and Helen fear will happen while Aldred is away on his two month journey away from Kure?

7. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

8. Why is Peter happy about making the move to MacGregor Road?

9. How does Aldred get the job of studying China and Japan?

10. Where is Aldred Leith and what is he doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Barry Driscoll with Benedict Driscoll. What makes them equally vital characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Helen's transformation from a girl to a woman throughout the book. Describe her on the day Aldred first sees her. Describe her on the day he wakes her from sleeping on the front porch. What changes? Why does she change? Use examples.

Essay Topic 3

What role does Bertram play in the lives of Helen, Benedict and Aldred? What does he provide to each character?

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