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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 Darrow get the Lieutenant to do what Darrow wants?
2. What happens when the men in the book in question #1 eat the Lotus Flower?
3. What is Curt determined to do?
4. What does Linh feel Helen is doing to him?
5. What does Helen think she needs to do if she is going to survive Vietnam?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Linh after Helen leaves him and what does Linh think about the events of the day?
2. What is Helen's first assignment from Gary?
3. What happens when Linh meets his first American?
4. How does Helen meet Annick and what happens when she does?
5. How does Helen finally get to be seen like one of the boys?
6. What happens when Helen and Linh arrive at the embassy?
7. Who does Helen meet in the Special Forces and what does she learn from him and what happens to him?
8. Why is Helen stopped on the street and what happens when she is stopped?
9. What happens when Helen and Linh board a medical helicopter?
10. What is Helen doing in the streets of Saigon when the novel opens and what does she see and do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an important part of what makes The Lotus Eaters interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Helen. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Sam Darrow. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Linh. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
The Lotus Eaters belongs to the historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the historical fiction genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a historical fiction and a mystery?
Essay Topic 3
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in The Lotus Eaters? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Lotus Eaters including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Lotus Eaters and your own live to support your opinion.
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