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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 compare Rose's confession of love for Mr. Grace to?

2. What does the narrator say Chloe did when she accepted his love?

3. What does the narrator say Chloe once wished would happen to Rose at the beach?

4. How does the narrator say he and his mother learned of his father's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Miss Vavasour confess to the narrator in "Section 2: Part 6"?

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

5. What happens the night the Colonel's family doesn't visit like they said they would?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evaluate the allusions to the classics, literature and art in this novel. What role do these allusions play?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author relate the physical deaths of Chloe and Anna to the spiritual deaths of the Colonel, the narrator, and even Miss Vavasour in "The Sea"?

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