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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. Where does Richard like to leave bruises on Iris?
2. The woman receives a telegram informing her of what?
3. What does the man say all stories are about in some way?
4. How does Richard react to the news that Laura has been expelled?
5. At the end of chapter 10, the woman imagines the man traveling by what mode of transportation?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to clues in chapter 10, who do you think is the woman's equivalent in Iris's memoir and why?
2. What is the woman's attitude while aboard the cruise ship?
3. About what does the woman dream at the end of chapter 12?
4. What are Winifred's feelings toward Iris's pregnancy?
5. Why do you think Iris has 'The Blind Assassin' published?
6. According to chapter 13, what pact had Laura made with God?
7. In chapter 13, what revelation of Iris's sends Laura over the edge?
8. What message does Laura leave for Iris in her school notebooks?
9. What does Laura say in chapter 11 that upsets Winifred?
10. According to chapter 9, why is Laura afraid of her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the characters do things that they find repulsive or uncomfortable as a sacrifice for someone they love. Choose a sacrifice made by a character in the novel, explain the sacrifice and why the character made it and whether you agree or disagree with the character's decision. Be sure to explain your reasoning and answer such questions as: Did the sacrifice accomplish anything; did the person for which the character is sacrificing appreciate the sacrifice; does it matter if it is appreciated?
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters struggle with their identities. Until Laura dies, Iris lets her father and then Richard control her rather than making her own decisions. Laura is much more free-spirited but even she lets Richard and what she believes to be God's will control her. Although Richard and Winifred seem to be in control, they are really controlled by societal expectations. How are the identities of the characters created in the novel? To what extent do the characters define their own identities and to what extent are their identities controlled by the expectations placed on them by the people around them? Which character do you think has the strongest sense of identity and why? Be sure that your response includes at least three characters.
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.
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