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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 did Crimond used to put over his knee when he wrote?

2. What kind of poetry had Crimond been reading earlier to Jean?

3. What does Gulliver think he has come to rely on Lily for?

4. Who is Tamar attempting to reconcile with in this section?

5. Who does Crimond write a short note to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Christianity helped Tamar?

2. What do Rose and Gerard regret when they leave each other?

3. What is Crimond's real reason for challenging Duncan to a game of Russian Roulette?

4. What news does Jean hear about Duncan from Tamar?

5. Why does Rose refuse to marry Crimond?

6. What are Jean and Duncan keeping from each other?

7. What do Gerard and Rose say about Crimond's book?

8. How has Duncan's character changed?

9. What does Lily confide in Rose about snails?

10. Why does Gulliver decide to leave Lily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1980s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the novel express the changes Britain was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1980s Britain?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Crimonds's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end:

1. What did Crimond hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Crimond's ideas about life?

3. How has Crimond's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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