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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. Why does the narrator say Rose and Chloe got into an argument at the beach one day?

2. What does the narrator say Chloe once wished would happen to Rose at the beach?

3. In "Section 2: Part 3", when does the narrator start insulting a woman who left him?

4. In "Section 2: Part 4", what do Bun and Miss Vavasour argue over?

5. In "Section 2: Part 6", why does the narrator feel like Anna isn't haunting him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Vavasour confess to the narrator in "Section 2: Part 6"?

2. What does the narrator say Chloe reminds him of in the world to this day?

3. What do Bun and Miss Vavasour argue about in "Section 2: Part 4"?

4. Why does the narrator dislike being photographed?

5. What did Anna do with her camera in the hospital?

6. In "Section 2: Part 1", what details can the narrator remember about Chloe?

7. How does the narrator say he used to feel about eggs as a child?

8. What happened the first time the narrator kissed Chloe?

9. How does the narrator describe moving into The Cedars?

10. In "Section 2: Part 3", what does the narrator say about his life after his father left?

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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