View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierce see when he turns on his torch?

2. Who does Theo tell Willy to forgive?

3. Who does Ducane write a letter to at the end of the chapter?

4. Who does Ducane find naked in his bed?

5. What person other than Ducane does Jessica think about in chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Binally say he tampered with Radeechy's body?

2. What did Radeecy write in his suicide note?

3. How does Ducane help Biranne in chapter 37?

4. How do Pierce and Ducane get themselves above the tideline?

5. How does Ducane feel about Mary?

6. What does Jessica think about when she looks into the long mirror?

7. What do the three women write in their letters to Ducane?

8. What does Eric write in his letter to Pala?

9. How does Ducane orgaize everyone when he hears Pierce has swum to the cave?

10. How does Ducane react to Judy's advances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine what expresses about 1960s society:

1) The estate.

2) Ducane's womanizing .

3) The occult.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Ducane during the story:

1. Willy.

2. Jessica.

3. Kate.

4. Biranne.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters alive at the end of the book. Compare his or her character to who he or she was at the beginning of the book to who he or she is at the end.

1) What did your character hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events changed your character ideas about life?

3) How has your character changed by the end of the novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 768 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample