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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 do the residents of The Cedars do after Bun leaves in "Section 2: Part 4"?

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

3. What does the narrator say will happen to his life when he dies?

4. What does Claire tell the narrator about Jerome in "Section 2: Part 6"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the narrator dislike being photographed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the author's commentary on childhood?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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