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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which word best describes the older brother?
2. What is the relationship between the younger brother and the narrator after high school?
3. What subject was NOT discussed in the houses where the narrator took her meals and spent much time?
4. What does the lover have difficulty doing?
5. Who actively supports the older brother's behavior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look at the character of the older brother. Regardless of his bullying and wastrel ways, he is the favorite of the mother. What aspects of family life lead him to act the way that he does? How could the mother have affected his life if she had chosen to treat him differently? Is his attitude and personality connected to his later life? What happens to the older brother in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The relationship between the mother and the daughter, the narrator, in the novel is very interesting, though highly dysfunctional. Describe this relationship. How does the nature of the relationship affect the personality or character traits of the narrator? How does the relationship between mother and daughter affect the narrator's early and later life? Why is it difficult for the narrator to remember her mother later in life?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the character of the younger brother. Although he is a more minor character, his treatment by the older brother is a prevalent event in the novel. The younger brother is a character whose life is dictated by fear, though, he is not the only character whose fear influences their actions. Describe the role of fear as it pertains to the younger brother. Identify the other characters for which fear plays a role in the novel. How are they affected by it?
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