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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. In "Section 2: Part 6", what does the narrator say is the most peaceful way to commit suicide?

2. What does the narrator admit about Anna's moment of death in "Section 2: Part 6"?

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

4. What does the narrator tell himself at the end of "Section 2: Part 4"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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