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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. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?
2. What does the narrator realize when he steps into the ocean in Chapter 13?
3. What flavor is the tooth powder that the narrator uses in Chapter 10?
4. What does the shadow in the night say when the narrator refuses to believe it is Lettie?
5. What constellation do the hunger birds devour from the sky in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. The narrator says in Chapter 11 that he has only seen grownups cry twice. How does he describe these events?
2. How is the television set described in the narrator’s parents’ room?
3. What does Ursula do in Chapter 11 when she finds the way back through the wormhole blocked?
4. Why does Lettie praise the narrator in Chapter 13?
5. Why does Lettie say the narrator cannot stay in the ocean forever in Chapter 13?
6. What does the narrator have for breakfast at the Hempstock home in Chapter 10?
7. Why does Ursula say when she is sent to talk to the narrator in Chapter 12?
8. What does Lettie bring when she finally arrives in Chapter 13?
9. What do the cleaners look like?
10. What does the narrator do after arriving at the Hempstock home in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the narrator's experiences in the fairy ring in Chapter 12. Why does Lettie make him wait inside the ring? What attempts are made to lure him outside of the ring? Why does he ignore these attempts?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrator's first impressions of Ursula when he meets her. Who does the narrator think that Ursula is? Why? What does he see when he looks at her? What does she do that makes it seem as though she has inhuman powers?
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