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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. According to Max's receptionist in Part Two, Chapter Twelve, where should Theo go for more information?
2. Why was Elif admitted to the Grove?
3. What play is Kathy rehearsing for in in Part Two, Chapter Six?
4. According to Diomedes in Part One, Chapter Six, who was the deciding vote to hire Theo?
5. Theo compares his life to what in Part One, Chapter Eight?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Kathy? How did she and Theo meet?
2. What happens during Theo's first meeting with Alicia in Part One, Chapter Seven?
3. Why does Diomedes warn Theo in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen? What does Theo do as a result?
4. What painting is Alicia working on in Part Two, Chapter One? What is interesting about it?
5. Describe Alcestis, both the myth and the painting, as described by the narrator in Part One, Chapter Two?
6. What happened to Alicia following her trial for murder?
7. What does Theo do in Part Two, Chapter Six? What does he discover?
8. Who is Elif and how is the reader introduced to her in Part One, Chapter Five?
9. What happens during Theo's visit with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine?
10. What paintings does Theo see when he visits the art gallery in Part Two, Chapter Twenty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the men in Alicia’s life: Gabriel, Max, Jean-Felix, and Theo. Is she loved by any of them? If so, which? What is the nature of this love? What point do you think the author is trying to make about love?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the characters of Kathy, Ruth, and Alicia and analyze the effects each has on both Theo and the plot as a whole.
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