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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. How did Myles interrupt the narrator the first time he was alone with Mrs. Grace?

2. Where does the narrator say he took his daughter for tea after leaving the farm in "Section 1: Part 3"?

3. In "Section 1: Part 5", where does the narrator say he isn't when he says: "where [he is] neither alive nor..."

4. What does the narrator say Chloe told him about Myles, once they become close?

5. What does the narrator say he never saw again after meeting Mr. and Mrs. Grace for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 4", how does the narrator describe human sorrow?

2. What does the narrator wonder about during the nighttime at The Cedars?

3. What happens when the narrator finds the stone in "Section 1: Part 6"?

4. What does the narrator see when he looks in the mirror in "Section 1: Part 6"?

5. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say about writing?

6. Why does the narrator consult a medical dictionary in "Section 1: Part 6"?

7. What does the narrator say about place at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?

8. What was the narrator's family life like before his father left?

9. In "Section 1: Part 3", what memories of Claire does the narrator have?

10. What did the narrator see the first time he saw the Grace family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of family in "The Sea".

Essay Topic 2

What commentary does the author deliver about the interaction between the past and present?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the narrator's professional life in this novel?

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