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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. Charles believes that Fitch and Hartley aren't actually in _______________, but hiding from him elsewhere.

2. Charles begins to think that Fitch killed ____________, though James doesn't think so.

3. What does Hartley refuse from Charles, saying over and over again that she wants to go home?

4. Who is the first of many visitors that Charles has the next day after talking with Hartley?

5. Who has been swimming in the nude in the scene, so Charles go out to check on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Titus get out of the car on the way back from dropping Hartley off?

2. What does Charles decide happened to him the night that Peregrine tried to kill him?

3. What does Charles discover as he is waiting for the people to leave his house?

4. How does Rosina interrupt the trip back to Nibletts, which is taking Hartley back to her husband?

5. For what purpose does Charles want to use Titus once he arrives on his doorstep?

6. What does Hartley reveal she would have liked to have been home for instead of with Charles?

7. What does Hartley do when Fitch opens the door for her when she arrives back home?

8. What does Gilbert say to Charles when he arrives at Charles's home after the incident with Lizzie?

9. What do museums and other interested parties ask Charles for when he becomes the owner of James's apartment?

10. What is contained in the letter that Charles has from Hartley, which he puts off reading for a while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Charles seems to have visions and spooky things happen to him.

Part 1: Why do you think Charles seems to be haunted in this story?

Part 2: Why do you think Charles kept seeing the sea serpent and being terrified by it?

Part 3: How do think Charles's life is changed by the ghosts and other spooky things he sees?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom is a subtle theme in this story, with characters looking for freedom in a number of forms.

Part 1: How do you think Titus defines the idea of freedom in this story?

Part 2: How do you think Charles defines the idea of freedom? Why?

Part 3: Do you think any of the women are free in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The past is something to which Charles clings in this story, looking for past loves, past memories, etc.

Part 1: Why do you think Charles clings so tightly to the past?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea to cling to the past? Why or why not?

Part 3: How is Charles's life changed by his insistence on looking at his past?

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