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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 do Ulysses, the Captain, and Evelyn share?
2. What does Ulysses often send Peg?
3. What did Ulysses's father do for a living?
4. Who does Peg fall in love with when Ulysses is at war?
5. Who is Peg's daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with his wife Peg?
2. What is really unusual about Claude?
3. What do Evelyn and Ulysses bond over during their first meeting?
4. In Part I, what does Col do when he finds out Ginny is pregnant?
5. What does Cress commune with that is unusual and quirky?
6. Why is Ulysses sometimes resentful and angry towards Peg during his first years in Italy?
7. How does Ulysses treat Alys when he comes home from the war?
8. Who are some of Ulysses's first visitors in Italy?
9. How do Evelyn and Ulysses meet?
10. What does Ulysses do when he gets home from the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Winman use humor throughout this novel, but especially in terms of character development? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does having wealth - or not having wealth - affect the actions of main characters at different points in the novels in ways that significantly alter the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Peggy's approach, feelings, and actions surrounding motherhood change throughout the novel, and why do they change? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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