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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 feel during his dream in "Section 1: Part 2"?

2. How does the narrator say Anna's death affected his body?

3. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?

4. What is The Cedars?

5. Why does the narrator say he thought about the Grace family as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the gods in "Section 1: Part 1"?

2. What does the narrator say about a "white box of light" in "Section 1: Part 6"?

3. At the end of "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his mind?

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

5. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say about crying as a child?

6. How does the narrator compare himself to self-portraits?

7. Why does the narrator say he thought about the Grace family as a child?

8. What narrative technique does the narrator use when describing the first time he was alone with Mrs. Grace?

9. In "Section 1: Part 4", how does the narrator describe human sorrow?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the development of the narrator's identity throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author relate the physical deaths of Chloe and Anna to the spiritual deaths of the Colonel, the narrator, and even Miss Vavasour in "The Sea"?

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