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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. Finish this sentence: "What saves us, you know, is that we answer so completely to so usual an appearance: that of the man and woman whose friendship has become such a daily _____."
2. In what way does John refer to May's waiting on telling him the nature of his secret as in Chapter 3?
3. On what does John say he doesn't 't think a lady is meant to accompany him in Chapter 2?
4. Why does John say May cannot simply be a mere confidant in Chapter 2?
5. What does John ask May if she remembered asking him when they had met at Weatherend for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of John and May's conversation regarding his being able to face "the worst of it" in Chapter 4?
2. What is the nature of John's realization in regards to passion in Chapter 6?
3. In what way does John say the "Beast" had "sprung" near the end of Chapter 6?
4. How does May respond when John asks her what saved her in Chapter 3?
5. What does John say had become his occupation near the end of Chapter 5?
6. What does May say about her and John's first meeting that causes him embarrassment in Chapter 1?
7. What reasons does John give for taking May to the opera at the beginning of Chapter 3?
8. What type of things does the narrator describe May does with the guests of the luncheon in Chapter 1?
9. What is the nature of John and May's discussion after she tells him the thing he had been waiting for had come in Chapter 5?
10. How does John describe the nature of his and May's friendship in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the concept of fearing the unknown in the book.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of egotism in the book. What repercussions came from egotistic behavior? What might the author be saying about those possessing an egotistic outlook?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of light and dark imagery in the book. What purpose might the use of this type of imagery serve?
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