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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 invites Helen to Lowry Bay?

2. What happens to George Laister?

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

4. What about Benedict seems to improve, even as his health fails?

5. What two events make Peter realize how lonely he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Peter compare Rita with Audrey?

2. Why does Aldred think the idea of becoming a spy is an impossibility?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Rita help Peter while he is in the hospital?

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

9. Why does Aldred turn down Calder's offer to work as a spy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Peter and Aldred. What struggles and successes do they share? What actions make them different?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Aldred capable of being a decorated war hero who turns into a pacifist? Explore the reasons he holds both distinctions.

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