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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 old is the narrator when he goes to Madame Tussauds wax museum?
2. In Chapter 3, how much does the narrator win in the Premium Bonds?
3. What presents does the narrator receive for his seventh birthday?
4. What is the setting of the story that the narrator reads after his father and Ursula come in from the gardens in Chapter 7?
5. What is the name of the cat that turns up at Hempstock Farm in pagan days?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lettie find the way to the creature to bind it in Chapter 4?
2. What does the narrator’s father do in Chapter 7 after the narrator refuses to eat or apologize to Ursula?
3. Describe the narrator's dream in Chapter 3. What does the narrator discover when he wakes?
4. How does the narrator describe his family's last housekeeper in Chapter 6?
5. Why does the narrator let go of Lettie’s hand in Chapter 4?
6. How does the narrator describe the clearing that he and Lettie enter in their search for the creature in Chapter 4?
7. Why does the narrator have to share a room with his sister in Chapter 2?
8. Where does the narrator like to read on nice spring days?
9. What does the narrator’s sister do every night before bed?
10. What are narcissi and what are they named for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some examples of foreshadowing used in the narrative? How does foreshadowing advance the plot? How does it increase tension in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of memory in The Ocean at the End of the Lane. How have the narrator's memories led him to the Hempstock farm? How do the narrator's memories change in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Why does the narrator go for a drive in the Prologue? Where is he supposed to be? Why doesn’t he go there? How does his subconscious lead him to his destination?
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