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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. What does Maria doe for work?

2. What does Leonard use to open the boxes in Chapter 5?

3. What does Leonard write in Chapter 3?

4. What does Leonard sing in the shower in Chapter 8?

5. How old is Maria?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Leonard plan to buy for his apartment to stock his kitchen?

2. How does Maria first convince Leonard to stay in her apartment in Chapter 6?

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

4. Describe Maria's appearance.

5. Why is everyone silent in the tunnel?

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

7. How does Russell describe the Russians from his experience serving as a lieutenant in Berlin of 1945?

8. How does Leonard motivate himself to keep unpacking boxes in Chapter 5?

9. Describe the appearance of Glass.

10. What is Glass's response to Leonard's apartment in Chapter 2?

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

Throughout The Innocent, McEwan uses imagery as a metaphor for the plot and character development. Give three specific examples of these metaphors and how they relate specific actions in the plot and/or character development. Discuss why or why not they are effective as literary tools augmenting the general action.

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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