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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 does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?

2. In "Section 1: Part 6", what ailment does the narrator confess to looking up in a medical dictionary?

3. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his pains?

4. How old is Miss Vavasour?

5. What is The Cedars?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he came to The Cedars?

2. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say about the impact of Anna's death on him?

3. How does the narrator say he felt after meeting Avril?

4. How does the narrator remember his mother reacting when he told her he wanted to go to a picnic with the Grace family?

5. What is the narrator's life like at The Cedars?

6. What does the narrator see when he looks in the mirror in "Section 1: Part 6"?

7. In "Section 1: Part 3", what memories of Claire does the narrator have?

8. In "Section 1: Part 5", how does the narrator describe Anna's father?

9. What does the narrator wonder about during the nighttime at The Cedars?

10. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say happened when he and Anna returned from the doctor's office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the setting of The Cedars in this novel. How does this setting impact the characters and the plot? What makes the location a character itself?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the allusions to the classics, literature and art in this novel. What role do these allusions play?

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's commentary on childhood?

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