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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. What do the residents of The Cedars do after Bun leaves in "Section 2: Part 4"?

2. What does the narrator say he believes in instead of an afterlife?

3. Why is the narrator uncomfortable one morning in "Section 2: Part 6"?

4. In "Section 2: Part 3", how does the narrator describe the Colonel's life?

5. Why does the narrator say Rose and Chloe got into an argument at the beach one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator remember about Anna's death in "Section 2: Part 5"?

2. How does the narrator explain Chloe's death?

3. What does the narrator say Chloe reminds him of in the world to this day?

4. In "Section 2: Part 5", what does the narrator use as an example of Chloe's cruelty?

5. What does the narrator say about his mother's death in "Section 2: Part 4"?

6. What frightens the narrator at the beginning of "Section 2: Part 6"?

7. How does the narrator describe his love for Chloe in "Section 2: Part 2"?

8. How does the narrator describe the storm in "Section 2: Part 3"?

9. What did Anna do with her camera in the hospital?

10. In "Section 2: Part 4", what does the narrator say about his agreement with Anna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's use of having the narrator narrate with long descriptive passages. What is the benefit of this style of story telling? What is the down side?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the setting of The Cedars in this novel. How does this setting impact the characters and the plot? What makes the location a character itself?

Essay Topic 3

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

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