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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 does Peter see at a fancy place, dancing and having a good time?

2. Where is Audrey sailing?

3. What does Aldred's mother want to do with her time now?

4. Who is given the Leith property in the will?

5. Why does Helen coming running up to Aldred when he returns from Nagasaki?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

2. What presents do Aldred and Aurora give each other and why?

3. Why doesn't Rita want to help Peter with the dying child?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Peter become ill?

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

10. Why does Sidney think Helen and Aldred will never see each other again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the healers of the book? Who heals and how do they heal? Discuss the idea of healing by using examples and at least three characters.

Essay Topic 2

Explore location as a vital part of the novel. Discuss the use of exotic locations, great distances and war-torn countries and the way location influences the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Aldred, Peter and Helen each deal with loneliness. How does it affect them differently? What do they have in common when being affected by loneliness? What does loneliness prompt each character to do?

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