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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 does Thurso write a letter about in Book One, Part Six?

2. What does the portrait that Delblanc has painted look like?

3. Who offers Erasmus a job?

4. Where is the person who notices Erasmus' ship?

5. Why is Mrs. Kemp irritated when Erasmus gets home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paris' fair treatment of others benefit him in Book One, Part Six?

2. How has Paris' life changed between Book One and Book Two?

3. Describe the story of the trees as told by Paris and Kenka.

4. What is the relationship between Delblanc and Paris like in Book One, Part Six?

5. What decision does Erasmus make in Book One, Part Seven, following his father's death?

6. Why does Mrs. Kemp deny that her husband committed suicide?

7. What is the Trionfi Club?

8. How does Mrs. Kemp change after her husband's death?

9. How does Erasmus' relationship with Sarah change after Mr. Kemp dies?

10. What problems do you foresee in the potential relationship between Erasmus and Sarah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the development of the relationship between Erasmus and Sarah? Why do you think that Sarah becomes attached to Erasmus? What benefits do both characters derive from the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the concept of a metaphor. Describe the metaphor in the first parts of Unsworth's book used by Erasmus in relation to his feelings for Sarah and his father's death. Why does Unsworth decide to include that type of metaphor in his book?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the climax of this story and the series of events leading up to it. How did characters respond to the climax? What did Unsworth include in his story to insure that the climax would be as powerful and meaningful as possible?

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