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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 Sarah confess to Bendrix while they are eating sandwiches in her living room?

2. What does Bendrix tell Miss Smythe his name is?

3. Why is Sarah unable to see Bendrix when Henry has a cold?

4. Why does Parkis ask Bendrix to write to Mr. Savage?

5. Why does Bendrix want to take Parkis' son with him when he visits Smythe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bendrix decide to invite Henry to lunch?

2. Why does Sarah become upset with herself for referring to God as "dear"?

3. Describe the Bolton case Parkis refers to

4. Compare and contrast Henry's study and Sarah's living room

5. How does Richard Smythe "explain away love"?

6. What role does Parkis' son play in his investigation?

7. What memory does the recital program Bendrix finds in one of Sarah's books bring back?

8. Who is likely the "You" in Sarah's first entry? Why is this likely?

9. Why is Bendrix desperate for Parkis to leave once he has Sarah's diary?

10. What argument against Christianity does Smythe while speaking on the Commons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select the most sympathetic and least sympathetic characters in the novel. Write an essay:

1) describing why you think each is sympathetic/not sympathetic

2) defend your position using details from the novel

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes The End of the Affair explores is the power of love. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Marriage plays an interesting role in this novel. Write an essay:

1) describing the ways marriage is portrayed in the novel

2) examining the significance of marriage in the plot and character development

3) arguing what you believe the author is trying to say about marriage through the novel.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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