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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 many steps to the top of the Monument?

2. What does Peter's emergency force Aldred to do?

3. What does Peter decide to do with the dying child?

4. Who sails on The Mariposa?

5. What job is Aldred offered by Calder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter become ill?

2. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

3. Why is Peter so aware of his loneliness in Chapter 12?

4. What makes Peter compare Rita with Audrey?

5. Why doesn't Rita want to help Peter with the dying child?

6. Why do the Fry women like Helen so much?

7. What is Peter's long-term prognosis by the doctor?

8. Why does Sidney think Helen and Aldred will never see each other again?

9. How can the farewell kiss on the ship between Peter and Audrey be described?

10. How does Rita help Peter while he is in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore location as a vital part of the novel. Discuss the use of exotic locations, great distances and war-torn countries and the way location influences the plot.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aldred deal with solitude? Is he really unaffected by his propensity for being alone or is he merely coping out of necessity?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the healers of the book? Who heals and how do they heal? Discuss the idea of healing by using examples and at least three characters.

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