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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 Stephen do when he realizes that his rescuer is a German soldier?
2. Elizabeth is advised to contact __________________ at the Star and Garter veterans home in Southland for more information about Stephen.
3. Who is Elizabeth's grandfather?
4. What is the content of the letter Stephen receives from Jeanne?
5. What does Weir tell Stephen about going home on leave?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Elizabeth and why does she have an interest in learning about her family's history?
2. How does Elizabeth's life parallel Stephen's life regarding love?
3. What is Stephen's state of mind after Weir's death and what does Jeanne encourage him to do?
4. Isabelle is in love with Max, but in what way does her love for Stephen exist?
5. Why is Elizabeth unable to read her grandfather's notebooks found in her mother's attic?
6. What does Elizabeth learn about Stephen from his diary after Bob has cracked the code?
7. Why does Jeanne hope to help Stephen who admits that he has lost reality?
8. What accounts for Stephen's indifference when he returns to the Front in 1918 France?
9. Who is the German officer who tries to locate Stephen and what has alerted him to his location in the tunnel?
10. Why is Stephen being pressured to take an office job during the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
Essay Topic 2
Develop a character study of Stephen. What are his physical traits? What motivates him? What are his personal characteristics? What else can you say about Stephen?
Essay Topic 3
Faulks uses more than one iteration on the theme of beauty. Identify at least two themes about beauty in the story. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
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