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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. In what area is Edward's childhood home located?
2. What kind of music is performed at the venue called the Hundred Club?
3. What is NOT named as an example of Florence's clumsy nature?
4. Edward's mother Marjorie will not approach him if she sees him holding what object?
5. What does Florence notice happens after a girlfriend starts going steady with another student?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of Edward's B- grade on his dissertation?
2. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?
3. What is the result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?
4. What phenomenon does Florence witness when it comes to girls her age getting boyfriends and how does her realization shape her behavior?
5. How is the theme of misunderstanding portrayed within the narrator's explanation of Edward's mistaking Florence's shyness "for a form of coyness" (25)?
6. What is the author's purpose for including the detail that on the cover of Florence's paperback guide for brides is "portrayed two smiling bug-eyed matchstick figures holding hands, drawn clumsily in white chalk, as though by an innocent child" (12)?
7. How is foreshadowing present within the narrator's description of Florence's attitude toward arguments?
8. What does the television set symbolize within the narrative?
9. What is the sole location that Florence and Edward determine is the only instance when they were in the same place at the same time before meeting?
10. What legend exists about the shingle on Chesil Beach and how does it inform the couple's plans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of secrecy and transparency function within the novella and what is the author's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about the novella while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novella's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, the silencing of women's voices, misogyny's effects upon society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of all scenes involving Florence and her father Geoffrey and how these scenes' significance relates directly to overall themes in the novella.
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