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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. How does Benedict think Helen changes?

2. Who does Aldred invite to dinner to meet Peter?

3. When does Aldred start to learn Chinese?

4. What does Peter Exley's pocket diary say?

5. Who is Benedict?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Benedict's health worsens, what is his greatest desire?

2. How does Aldred come to know Raimonda and Gigliola?

3. Why is Aldred touring Hiroshima?

4. How does Aldred describe Helen?

5. Why does Aldred value the letters Peter has waiting for him iin Hong Kong so much?

6. Why does it take all day for Aldred to reflect and appreciate his good fortune for not being on the plane that crashed?

7. Why does Aldred ask his father for money when he returns from his Easter trip to Florence?

8. What do Peter Exley and Hendriks talk about on the ship?

9. What happens to Professor Gardiner's wife?

10. Why does Helen cry when hearing the story about Raimonda and Gigliola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aldred eventually is able to find his way home and make his home a place he wants to be permanently. What helps him make the leap from being a man without a true home to a man who longs for nothing but permanency?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Barry Driscoll with Benedict Driscoll. What makes them equally vital characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Aldred capable of being a decorated war hero who turns into a pacifist? Explore the reasons he holds both distinctions.

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