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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 4 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the curtains in the hospital room?

2. Besides the flowers, what is on Williamson's bedside table?

3. Where does the nurse tell Williamson he is?

4. How long, according to the nurse, has Williamson been in the hospital when he first wakes up?

5. How does Williamson describe the nurse's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room where Williamson wakes up in Section 2.

2. Who is the first person that Williamson encounters when he wakes up, and how might that character be described?

3. Who comes to see Williamson after the nurse, and what do they say to Williamson?

4. What symbol makes an appearance in Section 2 and what could it symbolize in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Williamson crazy and/or paranoid, or is he really being held in enemy territory?

Essay Topic 2

What is the historic significance of this story?

Essay Topic 3

Select a symbol in the story and analyze its role. Consider how the symbol develops the character and/or moves the plot forward.

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