Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The woman says that one thing that the man gives her is the reason that she inevitably returns to him. What does he give her?
2. What is the name of the planet on which the man's story takes place?
3. What hobby does Iris adopt to pacify Winifred?
4. One of the newspaper articles describes the awarding of a prize for a high school student. For whom is this prize named?
5. What does Laura do that always gets her into trouble?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 4, what is Richard Griffen's stance on creating jobs throughout government stimulus plans implemented in America by Franklin D. Roosevelt?
2. Describe the relationship between the man and the woman in 'The Blind Assassin' sub novel in chapter 2.
3. In chapter 1, the protagonist of the sub novel looks at a picture. What does this picture depict?
4. Why do you think Richard married Iris?
5. Why is it awkward between Liliana and Norval Chase when he returns from the war?
6. According to the news article in chapter 4, how does Norval Chase respond to the economic depression?
7. In chapter 5, Laura does something that scares and angers Iris because she thinks it will save her dead mother. What does Laura do?
8. How does Iris respond to requests for information about Laura?
9. Why does Benjamin Chase marry Adelia?
10. What is the fate of slave children who make the carpets in Sakiel-Norn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a character for the novel and answer the following questions about the character:
1. What traits define the character?
2. What is the character's role in the novel?
3. How does this character relate to other characters?
4. How is this character developed?
5. How would the novel change if the character were removed?
Essay Topic 2
Though Port Ticonderoga is fictional, it is in many ways instrumental to the story of the Chase sisters' early life. Explain the significance of Port Ticonderoga and its history in relation to the story of the downfall of the Chase family dynasty. In what ways does having a fictional setting add to the novel and in what ways does it detract?
Essay Topic 3
Although the identities of the man and woman are not revealed until the penultimate chapter, there are many hints to the characters' identities in overlapping details between events in Iris's memoir and those in 'The Blind Assassin'. Give examples of at least three details that align the memoir with 'The Blind Assassin' and explain what these details tell the reader about the man and the woman.
|
This section contains 786 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
