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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 does the narrator describe Mrs. Grace after the picnic?

2. Who does the narrator remember finding him hiding with Mrs. Grace at the picnic?

3. Where does the narrator say he hid with Mrs. Grace while playing a game at the picnic?

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

5. What is The Cedars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When the narrator first met Chloe, what was his own family doing?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator describe the early days of Anna's illness in "Section 1: Part 5"?

10. How does the narrator remember his mother reacting when he told her he wanted to go to a picnic with the Grace family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of cruelty in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze either the sea, ships, or storms as a motif in this novel. What does this symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

How is disappointment a theme in this novel? What message about disappointment is conveyed?

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