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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the letter reveal to Tom and Dick about Dick?
2. What does Tom tell Dick about Mary's baby?
3. What is NOT a negative personality trait associated with phlegm, although it plays a pivotal role in some of the novel's most important turning points?
4. How does Harry Crick find out that his son Dick is in love with Mary?
5. What is the catastrophe that hits Europe in January 1937?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During his history lessons, the narrator of Graham Swift's novel Waterland, Tom Crick, stops teaching directly about the French Revolution and instead begins to tell stories about the Fenlands and about his family history. Giving specific examples from the book, explain why Tom Crick does this and what he wants to convey about the meaning of history by employing that tactic.
Essay Topic 2
Carefully consider the character of Sarah Atkinson from Graham Swift's novel Waterland. Using specific examples from the novel, trace how she captures the imagination of her two sons, of the people of the town of Gildsey, and of her descendants. Finally, analyze what Sarah's life might symbolize in Tom Crick's narrative about the Fens and its people.
Essay Topic 3
A central tenet of Graham Swift's novel Waterland is that history has something circular about it. Using specifics from the novel, examine one example from the story that supports that idea. Explain the impact that circular nature of history has on how the novel unfolds. Analyze whether the narrator, Tom Crick, is projecting his own theory onto the story in this regard and why he might want to do so. Support your opinion with specific references from the book that show what sort of person Tom is and what his agenda might be.
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