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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 role does the narrator say Rose played in the Grace family?

2. Why does the narrator say he sought a relationship with Anna?

3. How long does the narrator say it felt like it took when he moved into The Cedars?

4. In "Section 2: Part 4", what do Bun and Miss Vavasour argue over?

5. What does the narrator say he got to drink after kissing Chloe for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator believe about life after death?

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

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

4. How does the narrator say he used to feel about eggs as a child?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What commentary does the author deliver about the interaction between the past and present?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast at least two of the vacation locations in this novel. What is significant about each setting?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of cruelty in this novel.

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