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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 happens when the officers shoot their rifles into the air aimlessly?

2. Where does Tristan quickly go to follow the Irishmen?

3. What happens after Ludlow sends Decker to Helena for supplies?

4. Where does Tristan take a leave?

5. The brothers' father, Ludlow, regrets what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Susannah feeling better in the new house in Helena?

2. What does Nordstrom do with his money?

3. What happens once Alfred arrives?

4. Why does Tristan marry Susannah? How does Susannah seem to feel about him? How do you know this?

5. What happens when Tristan comes down with dysentery?

6. What takes place at the meeting between Nordstrom, Sarah, and Slats?

7. How does Nordstrom spend his time at his going-away party?

8. What takes place when most of the people have left the dinner?

9. What does Phillip discuss philosophically that seems to upset Nordstrom?

10. How does Isabel Two die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are used in REVENGE.

Part 1) Describe the flashbacks. What information is revealed through these flashbacks?

Part 2) How do these flashbacks help the plot move forward?

Part 3) Are these flashbacks necessary for understanding the characters and the plot? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Isabel Two is shot and killed.

Part 1) How does this happen? How does Tristan react? What are the consequences for his actions? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does her death affect the other characters? How does it specifically affect Susannah and Tristan? How does it affect the flow of the plot?

Part 3) How different would the plot be if she had not died? How might the outcome of the story be different if she had lived?

Essay Topic 3

Nordstrom has a preoccupation with sexuality.

Part 1) How is this reflected in his relationships? What might cause this preoccupation?

Part 2) How does his sexuality change throughout the story? With what other events do these sexual or lack of sexual feelings parallel?

Part 3) Would you consider this preoccupation normal? Why or why not?

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