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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 5", what does the narrator say energizes him?

2. Who does the narrator say was the first member of the Grace family to greet him?

3. Why does the narrator contrast Anna's father with Anna?

4. What does the narrator say made him cry over Mrs. Grace as a teenager?

5. How does the narrator say he felt when he discovered the dairy farmer's lane in "Section 1: Part 3"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Section 1: Part 5", how does the narrator describe Anna's father?

9. What narrative technique does the narrator use when describing the first time he was alone with Mrs. Grace?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author relate the physical deaths of Chloe and Anna to the spiritual deaths of the Colonel, the narrator, and even Miss Vavasour in "The Sea"?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of family in "The Sea".

Essay Topic 3

What is your opinion about the layout of "The Sea"? How does the lack of chapter breaks impact the reader? What is the purpose of this? Is the technique effective? Why or why not?

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