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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. Why do Theo and the Five Fishes end up spending the night where the car got a flat tire?
2. Why does Theo feel guilty when he arrives with Julian and Miriam at Wychwood Forest?
3. What time is it in the beginning of Chapter 27?
4. Who is afraid of another attack on the way out of the woods?
5. What is the mood of the characters in Chapter 26?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miriam inform Theo of in the car, and what is his reaction? Who knows and who doesn't know the secret?
2. Why does Theo take Miriam inside to Jasper's, and not to Rolf?
3. When Theo awakens in Chapter 25, where does he learn that Luke and Julian have gone? What does he think of their disappearance from the rest of the group?
4. Who does Theo see at the market after the SSP come to his home, and what happens between them?
5. What does Helena tell Theo when he returns, and why does she want him off the phone?
6. How does Theo plan for Julian to escape the attackers? Does the plan work? What is unsuccessful?
7. How does Theo regard his feelings towards the person he meets at the market in Chapter 19? What does he decide he will do next?
8. What goes through Theo's mind when he sees the tree blocking the road in Chapter 27? What happens next?
9. How do Theo and the Five Fishes spend the rest of the relaxing day in Chapter 26?
10. How does the book end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Infertility is a terrifying thought, and obviously the main theme of the book. What do you see now in our society that the author could have been inspired by to write of this subject? In other words, what is the infertility that is the subject of the book symbolic of in our culture? Use examples from the book to support the claims that you make.
Essay Topic 2
One theme of the book is the human ability to persevere with compassion, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Discuss where you saw compassion in the behavior of the characters. Who surprises you the most with their compassion? Who do you expect to see more from?
Essay Topic 3
What are the largest revelations or turning points in the book? How do they change the behavior of the characters? How do they affect the actions of the story?
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