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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 is the moral of the story of the prince and the woman?

2. What gift does Elsie give Jean?

3. What does Jean overhear her mother say about the people that invited her to the seashore?

4. When a sleeve of Jean's mac gets torn off at the market, what does her mother do?

5. Which of the following best characterizes the information Jean gets from the other women regarding men and marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jean's mother tell Jean the story of her and Pierre? What does she hope to accomplish?

2. Describe Jean's mother.

3. Describe the incident of the mac and its replacement.

4. When the Society has a special conference in Jean's town, what does Jean's mother make her do? Who does Jean meet there?

5. What kinds of stories does Jean's mother tell her while the walk on Sundays? Give some examples.

6. How does her mother tell the story of Jean's adoption?

7. What is Jean's experience with the visiting pastor, Pastor Finch?

8. What does the prince write about perfection?

9. Why don't Melanie and Jean think that what they share is what the pastor labels as "unnatural passion"?

10. Who is Elsie? Describe her.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By far the most cited popular reference in the novel is William Blake.

Part 1. Who is William Blake?

Part 2. Write a short biography of the life and works of William Blake.

Part 3. How is William Blake significant in the novel? Why is he cited as often as he is?

Essay Topic 2

One of the five fundamental components of storytelling discussed is the element of style.

Part 1. What is the element of style?

Part 2. Give some examples of literature or other popular stories where style has been a major factor in the enjoyment of the story.

Part 3. Discuss the style used in the novel. How effective was it?

Essay Topic 3

An entire chapter of the novel is dedicated to discussion of stories and history in general being subjective.

Part 1. What is meant by subjectivity in history?

Part 2. How subjective is history? Are there any true things to be found and proven?

Part 3. How do people best cope with the subjective nature of looking into the past?

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