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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. Later in life, what does the narrator write many books about?

2. Which best describes the body of the narrator?

3. How does the narrator wear dresses?

4. How does the younger brother die?

5. How does the narrator obtain her make-up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Would the brothers and the narrator be considered to be equals?

2. Is the narrator in control of the relationship with the lover, through its beginning to the end?

3. Describe the sequence of events that lead up to the narrator meeting the lover.

4. What is the relationship between the lover and the narrator? How does the narrator feel about it?

5. Why does the narrator find the lover uncovered in front of her family?

6. In the opening of the novel, how does the narrator appear?

7. How does the moment on the ferry where the narrator meets the lover become a turning point in the life of the narrator and her family?

8. The lover makes a comment about the narrator's method of transportation. What is it...why is it strange... and what does it indicate?

9. What does the relationship do to the couple with reference to society?

10. What is the social and economic status of the lover when the narrator meets him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the character of the younger brother. Although he is a more minor character, his treatment by the older brother is a prevalent event in the novel. The younger brother is a character whose life is dictated by fear, though, he is not the only character whose fear influences their actions. Describe the role of fear as it pertains to the younger brother. Identify the other characters for which fear plays a role in the novel. How are they affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator gives us a detailed account of her relationship with the lover. It is in fact, as she describes, the turning point in her life. Discuss the impact of the relationship on the life of the narrator. Include aspects of her early, middle and later life. How might the narrator's life have been different had she never met the lover?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the early life of the narrator with the later life of the narrator. How does the narrator change? How do her circumstances and family life change? Are there any characteristics of the narrator that remain unchanged from her early life into her later life? What aspects of the narrator's personality does she carry with her throughout life?

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