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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 do the "Two Treasure Chests" refer to in metaphor in the chapter with the same title?
2. When growing up, Matthew says that he and his brothers should have had what printed on t-shirts because they said it a dozen times a day (244)?
3. Who was the man selling the mule in "Love in the Time of Chaos"?
4. What Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy in the Trojan War?
5. What profession had Carey's father had previously?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the cigarette pack in the piano?
2. What role did Clay play in Penelope's death?
3. Who is Jimmy Hartnell and what role does he play in the novel?
4. Who is Claudia Kirkby and what is her importance in the novel?
5. What does the bridge signify in the novel?
6. How is Ted Novac described?
7. What illness did Penelope develop and how did it affect her?
8. What does Michael give Clay to take to Carey in Part 6?
9. What is the symbolic significance of Carey's bike lock?
10. What is the framing device that is used in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Clay Dunbar in Bridge of Clay. What is Clay's main objective in the narrative? Does he achieve this objective? How does Clay grow as a character in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Outline and discuss the narrative plot structure of Bridge of Clay. What is the inciting incident in the story? Where does the climax occur? How would you compare the plot structure of this novel to the classical works that are alluded to in the work?
Essay Topic 3
Identify three examples of imagery in Bridge of Clay (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, etc.). What is being described? How does each example serve the reader? What effects do these comparisons have?
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