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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 Theo discover about Kathy in Part Two, Chapter Six?

2. Why is Kathy angry with Theo in Part Two, Chapter Ten?

3. At the end of Theo's second session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Four, Theo tells Alicia he wants to help her do what?

4. According to Diomedes' directive in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, Theo must stick to what?

5. Where does Theo travel in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Theo's second session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Four?

2. What are the various opinions on Alicia's attack in Part Two, Chapter Five?

3. How does the narrator describe Gabriel Berenson in Part One, Chapter One?

4. What happens during Theo's first meeting with Alicia in Part One, Chapter Seven?

5. What happens in the play Alcestis, as Theo explains in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-One?

6. What happens during Theo's session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Seven?

7. Who is Kathy? How did she and Theo meet?

8. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, what happened when Max came over for dinner?

9. Why does Theo's former supervisor believe taking a job at the Grove is a bad idea?

10. What does Theo do in Part Two, Chapter Six? What does he discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Silent Patient. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze how Greek mythology influences the novel’s characters, plot, and structure.

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