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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. Who is Lillian Geary?

2. Why does Peter write Audrey a letter so soon?

3. How does Aldred expect to die from in the past?

4. Where does Aldred take Helen on New Year's Day?

5. What fills the bookshelves in the study at Aldred's parent's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the farewell kiss on the ship between Peter and Audrey be described?

2. What does Barbara think is the biggest reason as to why the Fairfax brothers don't talk to the local girls in New Zealand?

3. What do the Fry women think about Helen's love of Aldred?

4. Why does Aldred feel the need to visit George Laister?

5. What does Bertram suggest Aldred do to get the Driscoll parents to approve Helen's move to England?

6. Why is Peter so aware of his loneliness in Chapter 12?

7. Where does Aldred get the coat he and Helen are lying on in the grove?

8. What are the crisis' that Aldred must deal with upon his return from Nagasaki?

9. What is Peter's long-term prognosis by the doctor?

10. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

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 the women and the role they play in Aldred's life. Choose at least three women in the book and discuss the influence they have over Aldred and the actions he takes because of each woman.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Aldred struggle with finding his home? Why does he even have problems claiming a hometown?

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