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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 say he and Anna agreed upon when they got married?

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

3. Who does the narrator say complained about Anna's hospital photographs?

4. At the end of "Section 2: Part 2", how does the narrator say he feels?

5. Why does the narrator say he uses a name other than the one on his birth certificate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator describe moving into The Cedars?

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

5. What does the narrator admit to doing to try to better his position in life?

6. In "Section 2: Part 1", what details can the narrator remember about Chloe?

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

8. Why does the narrator dislike being photographed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Evaluate the author's use of foreshadowing in this novel. Is it effective to reveal tiny clues through the narrator's stories that later become clear? Is the foreshadowing too subtle to be effective?

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