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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 is the color of the first dress Cecilia chooses that she believes makes her look like Shirley Temple?

2. Who summons everyone to dinner, which interrupts the conversation between Lola and Briony?

3. What does Briony grab in order to prove the story she is telling to the head inspector?

4. Who is pacing from room to room with a cigarette and wringing a handkerchief?

5. Who does the answer to #151 say that she saw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily think her husband will do soon?

2. What does Briony think Cecilia is telling Leon when Briony sees them walking together a distance away?

3. What does Robbie have to say about the letter that he wrote to Cecilia?

4. How does Briony reveal her true self within this section?

5. What does Briony decide about the letter that Robbie has written to Cecilia?

6. What is hanging high up in a tree above the three stragglers from the retreating British army?

7. How does Briony escape Cecelia's questioning?

8. Why is Betty furious with Emily?

9. How does Cecilia react to Robbie's apology to her about the note?

10. What does Leon have to say about England in hot weather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence also plays a major role in this story, causing characters to be misconstrued and causing characters to create their own explanations.

Part 1: Describe the scene between Robbie and Cecilia which is seen as violence in Briony's eyes.

Part 2: Why do you think Briony mistook this scene for violence?

Part 3: What does the assumption of violence or negative actions (as in when Lola agrees with Briony's assessment of the letter) say about these characters? Why are they so sensitive to the possibility of violence?

Essay Topic 2

One of the biggest themes in this manuscript is the idea of reality vs. fantasy. Briony's perspective not only yields a delightful narrative, but also disastrous consequences for other characters.

Part 1: In what way is Briony's storytelling helpful to the characters in the story?

Part 2: In what way is Briony's perspective hurtful to the characters?

Part 3: Is Briony a reliable narrator? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Briony sticks to her story about Robbie and Lola, even though it's clear to the reader this might not be the right story.

Part 1: What does Briony think happened between Lola and Robbie?

Part 2: What does Lola think happened during this event?

Part 3: Why does Briony stick to her story? What might her motivations be? What might Briony gain from telling the story she tells to the police?

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