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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. When the narrator receives a letter from Claire in "Section 1: Part 3", what does he decide to do?

2. Why does the narrator say he would joke with his wife about people thinking she was pregnant?

3. Where is the stone located, in "Section 1: Part 6", that the narrator is transported to?

4. What does the narrator say that he saw at the Grace picnic that troubled him?

5. Who is Mr. Todd?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say Chloe shared with him as they became friends?

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

3. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say about crying as a child?

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

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

6. In "Section 1: Part 2", what work does the narrator reveal himself to be working on?

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

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

9. What is the narrator's life like at The Cedars?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the effect of keeping it a secret until the end that Miss Vavasour is actually Rose. How does this affect the development of Miss Vavasour's character?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of cruelty in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the allusions to the classics, literature and art in this novel. What role do these allusions play?

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