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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. When Edward wonders whether he should find a proper job instead of pursuing his writing, what job does he imagine taking?
2. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?
3. What color are Edward's eyes?
4. How old is Florence when she marries Edward?
5. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What beliefs does Edward draw from listening to blues music at the Hundred Club?
2. 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)?
3. What technique does Florence use in order to conceal her feelings from her family?
4. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?
5. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?
6. How is foreshadowing present within the narrator's description of Florence's attitude toward arguments?
7. 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)?
8. What is the effect of Florence finding the penciled performance notes in the trash at the concert hall?
9. What does the television set symbolize within the narrative?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's messages surrounding the topic of sexual freedom.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Florence’s character throughout the novella. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the reasons for the author's choice to set the story of On Chesil Beach within the early 1960s, rather than during the late 1960s.
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