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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. How does Athelwald Trapley end up dying?

2. What does Frank do when a bottle washes up on the beach?

3. Where does Eric escape from in "The Sacrifice Poles"?

4. What does Frank say he did after the kite lifted Esmeralda in the air?

5. What does Frank's father refuse to give his son as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank feel when he learns his half-brother, Eric, escapes?

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

3. What happens when Frank fights with the rabbit in "The Snake Park"?

4. What are Frank's sacrifice poles?

5. How does Frank feel about black people?

6. Why does Frank feel responsible for Harmsworth's death?

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

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

9. Why does Frank want his father's cordite?

10. What does Angus do when he measures items around the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast at least two settings in "The Wasp Factory." Explain the significance of setting to the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine Frank's places, including his third floor room and bunker. What is the purpose of these places? How do these places impact Frank?

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