View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of unit is Frank MacCrae serving?

2. What does Bao require Linh to do?

3. What does Gary think about working with Darrow?

4. Why is Helen angry at Darrow?

5. Where do Helen and Linh go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Helen and Linh arrive at the embassy?

2. How does Helen feel about her relationship with Darrow and how does Darrow feel about it?

3. How does Helen meet Annick and what happens when she does?

4. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow and why does he feel that way? What does he think about the picture?

5. Who does Helen meet at the river and what do they discuss?

6. How did Linh end up working for Sam Darrow?

7. What have Helen and Linh been doing for three years and why?

8. Who does Helen meet in the Special Forces and what does she learn from him and what happens to him?

9. What does Helen do with her bags in the motel and why does she do it?

10. Why is Helen stopped on the street and what happens when she is stopped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in The Lotus Eaters? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Lotus Eaters including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Lotus Eaters and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Tatjana Soli.

2. What in Soli's background may have helped him in writing The Lotus Eaters? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

The Lotus Eaters belongs to the historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the historical fiction genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a historical fiction and a mystery?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,080 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample