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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 does the Ghost tell Dick that his opinions in life were, in addition to being honest?
2. How long does it take Ikey to reach the great tree as the narrator watches?
3. How do the passengers get onto the bus?
4. What did they tell the Hard-Bitten Ghost when he was in the nursery?
5. Why does the Ghost in the forest tell the Bright Man his father didn't come on the trip?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the ghost of the Fat Man say when the Bright Person asks him to go to the mountains with him?
2. How does the narrator move two spaces in line after he joins in waiting?
3. Why does the Conscientious Objector say he threw himself in front of a train?
4. What does the place appear as when the narrator gets off the bus?
5. How does the Big Man reply when the solid person offers him help up the mountain? What does the solid person try to convince him of?
6. What does the narrator try to pick up after getting off the bus?
7. Describe the bus and the bus driver.
8. Why does the man in the bowler hat tell the narrator the gray town seemed so desolate?
9. What does the Hard-Bitten Ghost plan on doing? Why?
10. What does the narrator see coming down from the mountains to meet the ghosts? What is their appearance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of the narrator and MacDonald. How are these characters alike? How are they different? What are the traits of each?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the plot structure of The Great Divorce. Include examples of and define the terms rising action, climax, and falling action in your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of love and lust in The Great Divorce. How are "defective love" and "lust" compared? How does the author exemplify this through parable?
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