View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word has Aldred NOT used to Helen yet?

2. What is the one thing Aurora wants to know about Aldred when they meet before she leaves for Kenya?

3. Who sails on The Mariposa?

4. Who does Peter know helps him with the dying child without question?

5. What does Mrs. Fry want Helen to write Aldred?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

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

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

7. Why does Aldred want to talk to Barry and Melba?

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

9. How does Peter become ill?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Aldred deal with solitude? Is he really unaffected by his propensity for being alone or is he merely coping out of necessity?

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 680 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample