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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. Which word best describes Larry's voice?
2. What does Mr Achilles want Suzanne to have before he brings her back to his town?
3. What does Maugham compliment Isabel on to calm her down?
4. How does Sophie get to Toulouse?
5. What does Maugham think that Sophie is going through?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the cafe in which Maugham and Larry drink?
2. In what way has Elliot changed from the last time Maugham saw him?
3. In what ways does the story end happily?
4. What is Maugham's opinion of Isabel's character?
5. Why does Isabel leave the vodka to tempt Sophie?
6. How does the reader know that Isabel is still in love with Larry?
7. How does Isabel react to Sophie's disappearance?
8. What is the story of Sophie's disappearance?
9. Why is Elliott so upset at not being invited to Edna's party?
10. What does Larry learn about evil in India?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the novel's chronological setting.
1) What were the main concerns during the 1920's. How does Maugham express these concerns?
2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?
Essay Topic 2
Examine Indian culture. What influence has it had on America and the western world in terms of politics, arts and religion. Why would Larry go to India to find himself?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the structure of the novel.
1) How does Maugham use character and dialogue to drive the narrative.
2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
3) Away from the main character, Larry, examine the way Maugham uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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