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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. How does Leonard find Maria's whereabouts at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What does Russell do for employment?

3. What does MacNamee ask Leonard to do for the British in Chapter 7?

4. What does Leonard write in Chapter 3?

5. What does the flavor of the coffee Leonard has with Glass in Chapter 1, remind him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Leonard give the Englishman he meets in Chapter 3 about his work?

2. What does Maria's room look like?

3. What observation about Leonard had helped Maria to forgive him during their separation in Chapter 11?

4. Why is Glass surprised when he learns that Leonard's fight with Maria is due to him getting rough with her?

5. As Leonard watches the Americans toss a football back and forth, what are his impressions of them and the game?

6. In Chapter 8, why doesn't Maria want to spend the night at Leonard's apartment as it is nicer?

7. What memory does Leonard's aggressive behavior in Chapter 8 conjure for Maria?

8. Why is there a pressurized room built around the cables in the tunnel?

9. How is Leonard's apology to Maria in Chapter 11 a first for him?

10. What are Leonard's first impressions of his new apartment in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are both of the narrative lines in The Innocent an examination of the complex relationships between the conquered and the conqueror?

Essay Topic 2

One of the strongest literary tools employed by McEwan in The Innocent is the use of foreshadowing. Give examples of where McEwan has employed foreshadowing and discuss in detail how this use of foreshadowing furthered the plot, developed character, or strengthened a theme.

Essay Topic 3

How is the journey of transformation depicted through the character of Leonard as he evolves through the course of the novel?

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