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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 one part about her new life in the greenhouse that Allison doesn't like?
2. When Will falls into Allison's greenhouse, what is she anxious to show him?
3. What does Will realize he didn't do just as he's about to enter the cave?
4. Which actor's suicide did Will's father obsess over?
5. What is the area of the cave called where Will makes his nesting place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the tiger skeleton that used to be in the cave?
2. Why does Will get into a fight with Kitty at the nursing home?
3. What makes Allison feel like she needs another person in her life?
4. Why does Will end up needing to be in Dr. Vance's daily care?
5. Where does Will take Allison when they leave the greenhouse?
6. How does Allison feel about doing the errands that Will asks her to do?
7. What is the first thing Kitty says after Will recognizes her when she wakes him up in his car in the parking lot?
8. What plan do Allison and Will make for their futures?
9. Where has Will's daughter, Leslie, moved while he has been away at the cave and the greenhouse?
10. When Will is thinking things over in his Mercedes, what does he decide the name of the century should be?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Will goes into the cave in search of an answer from God regarding his existence. Do you think he gets an answer? Why or why not? Use passages from the novel to support your argument.
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, Allison has lost her memory because of the treatments she received at the mental institution and Will has repressed some troubling memories from his childhood that keep returning to him when he has his spells. Write an essay discussing the theme of memory from the novel, comparing and contrasting how different characters' memories shape the plot and affect how we as a reader react to those characters.
Essay Topic 3
One of Walker Percy's main themes in the novel The Second Coming is identity. Discuss how the characters in the novel deal with their identities, using at least two characters to compare and contrast. Provide specific examples from the text to support your discussion.
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