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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. Where does the narrator go the morning after his confrontation with Ursula in Chapter 7?
2. In the bottle of coins the gardener finds in the garden, what is the latest date on the coins?
3. What is Lettie’s ocean implied to actually be?
4. On what day of the week does the narrator receive a letter saying he won the Premium Bonds?
5. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the clearing that he and Lettie enter in their search for the creature in Chapter 4?
2. Who steals the narrator’s father’s car in Chapter 2? Why?
3. What does the narrator find when he examines his foot in Chapter 5?
4. What does the narrator’s father do in Chapter 7 after the narrator refuses to eat or apologize to Ursula?
5. How does Lettie find the way to the creature to bind it in Chapter 4?
6. How does the narrator get rid of the worm after removing it from his foot?
7. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Wollery? What are their positions in the narrator's household?
8. What items lead Lettie to the creature in Chapter 4?
9. Why does the narrator have to share a room with his sister in Chapter 2?
10. How does the narrator describe Ursula when she first arrives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, the narrator finds himself reading to try to quell his fears. How would you describe the narrator’s reading habits? Why does he enjoy reading so much? What does reading take the place of in his life?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the Hempstock women in The Ocean at the End of the Lane. What do the Hempstock women do that shows they are not ordinary people? How old do the Hempstock women seem to be? What supernatural abilities do the women demonstrate?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the hunger birds in the novel. What do they look like? What is another name for these creatures? What is their purpose? What do the creatures do to Ursula?
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