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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 do the police shine their bright light on?

2. What does Mary place on the basket of raspberries?

3. What does Octavian not tell his wife about?

4. What does the author say all human life is compact of?

5. Why is Durane angry in chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mar react when she sees Mingo, Pierce and Ducane swimming out of the cave?

2. How has Ducane's attitude towards Biranne changed?

3. How have Kate's feelings for Ducane changed?

4. How does Kate react to Jessica's letter?

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

6. Why does Ducane think the sender sent Kate Jessica's letter?

7. How does Mary react to Willy breaking their engagement?

8. Why does Judy say she married McGrath?

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

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 discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the novel? How does Murdoch develop her story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after each turning point?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. Explain how the author's dialogue contributes to the following areas:

1) Character.

2) Setting.

3) Plot.

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