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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 Kathleen ask Eliezer one night while they are in bed together?
2. What is Kathleen's response to this story?
3. What does she want him to promise?
4. What is Kathleen doing?
5. To whom does the protagonist tell this story?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the protagonist respond to the woman's request?
2. What would happen if the protagonist did not do what the teacher told him to do?
3. How has this traumatic experience affected the girl?
4. What do the doctor and the protagonist say about the river?
5. What does the doctor tell the protagonist?
6. Describe the protagonist's story about his teacher.
7. How do Kathleen and the protagonist feel about one another?
8. What does Kathleen say, one night when they are in bed together?
9. What is the protagonist's memory of Moishe?
10. What does the doctor say about Kathleen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout this novel, the protagonist moves in and out of time.
Part 1) Give two examples of this. What is the purpose of this?
Part 2) How does this affect his relationship with others?
Part 3) Is this effective in showing the inner workings of the protagonist's mind? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The stranger on the ship says, "I think I'm going to hate you."
Part 1) What does this reveal about the protagonist?
Part 2) What is ironic about this statement?
Part 3) How is this type of honesty repeated later in the novel? How does this help or hurt the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
The protagonist believes survivors are pretending.
Part 1) At what are they pretending?
Part 2) Why does he believe they are pretending?
Part 3) Is he ever able to stop pretending? Why or why not?
Part 4) How is this related to his thoughts about saints?
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