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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 does the narrator realize his rage stems from in "Section 2: Part 3"?

2. In "Section 2: Part 3", when does the narrator start insulting a woman who left him?

3. What does the narrator compare his brandy bottle to in "Section 2: Part 6"?

4. What does the narrator say were Anna's last words?

5. Who interrupted the narrator kissing Chloe at the beach, according to his memory in "Section 2: Part 5"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Colonel's daily life like?

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

3. What do Bun and Miss Vavasour argue about in "Section 2: Part 4"?

4. In "Section 2: Part 3", what does the narrator say about his life after his father left?

5. In "Section 2: Part 6", what does the narrator reveal about Anna's death?

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

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

8. What happened the first time the narrator kissed Chloe?

9. What does the narrator remember Rose confessing to Mrs. Grace in "Section 2: Part 5"?

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

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

Examine the use of shifting tenses in this novel. Is it effective? How or how not? Is it distracting? How or how not? Why might the author have the narrator tell his stories in this way?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the reliability of this narrator. Why is narrator reliability important?

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