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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 did Frank do while Agnes was giving birth?

2. How does Athelwald Trapley end up dying?

3. What must Frank do to reach Rabbit Grounds?

4. Who does Mr. Mackenzie ask Frank about in "In the Bunker"?

5. What did Frank say to explain why three relatives died around him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank show about Blythe's death in "The Snake Park"?

2. What changes in Frank's house when Agnes returned?

3. In "In the Bunker," what does Frank say about women and the sea?

4. How does Frank blame Agnes for his accident?

5. How does Frank feel about his father's legs and their injury?

6. How does Frank say he killed Paul?

7. What two suicides does Frank describe in "The Snake Park"?

8. What reason does Frank give for killing Paul?

9. How does Frank's father feel about Frank's drinking?

10. In "In the Bunker," how does Frank groom himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is revenge a theme in this novel? What role does revenge have in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the technique of having Frank narrate both from childhood memory and the present.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism of fire in the novel. Define symbolism in your essay and give specific examples of the use of fire in the novel.

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