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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 information about Alicia does Max Berenson tell Theo in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?
2. According to the narrator in the Part One, Chapter Three, what saved his life?
3. What information does Jean-Felix tell Theo in Part Two, Chapter Twenty about Alicia's relationship to her father?
4. Who is the clinical director at the Grove?
5. How does Christian view Theo's plan to help Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Three?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens during Theo's first meeting with Alicia in Part One, Chapter Seven?
2. What does Theo resolve following his meeting with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine? How does his mind change in the following chapter?
3. What does Theo learn from Max during their meeting in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?
4. According to the Prologue, how does Alicia feel about her husband?
5. Why does Theo's former supervisor believe taking a job at the Grove is a bad idea?
6. What paintings does Theo see when he visits the art gallery in Part Two, Chapter Twenty?
7. Who is Elif and how is the reader introduced to her in Part One, Chapter Five?
8. What happens during Theo's visit with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine?
9. What request does Theo make of Diomedes in Part Two, Chapter Two? What is the result?
10. Who is Jean-Felix? What does he do while Alicia is on trial for murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The epigraph to the second section of the novel comes from Freud: “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways.” Explain how Freud’s ideas apply to both Alicia and Theo.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze how Greek mythology influences the novel’s characters, plot, and structure.
Essay Topic 3
At one point in the novel, Alicia experiences a sense of déjà vu and thinks that “the past and present were coexisting simultaneously” (126). Explain how the novel illustrates the fluid nature of time, for both Theo and Alicia.
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