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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. In "Section 1: Part 6", what ailment does the narrator confess to looking up in a medical dictionary?

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

3. Which member of the Grace family does the narrator call a "godling"?

4. How does the narrator describe the nighttime at The Cedars?

5. What is Myles' physical ailment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say happened to the dairy farmer his would visit as a child?

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

4. How does the narrator support his statement that Chloe was violent?

5. What makes the narrator interested in his room at The Cedars?

6. At the end of "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his mind?

7. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say about the impact of Anna's death on him?

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

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

10. How does the narrator say he felt after meeting Avril?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "The Sea" a commentary on life and death?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least two of the vacation locations in this novel. What is significant about each setting?

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