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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 does Chris say that he is in Chapter 49?
2. What table does Bernard always sit at?
3. What color grand piano does Ian have in his living room?
4. How long ago does Joyce remember it was when Elizabeth asked her to imagine a girl had been stabbed with a knife?
5. What is Ron wearing when Chris comes to interview him?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 38, why does Ibrahim drive when they are trying to see how long it might have taken Ian to drive from Coopers Chase to Tony's house?
2. Where does Joyce go on Wednesdays and why?
3. How does Elizabeth ensure that Chris is uncomfortable when he arrives at Joyce's?
4. What does Elizabeth do in Fairhaven in Chapter 16?
5. Why does Elizabeth worry about her memory, and how does she test her memory?
6. What happens to Ian when Chris sends him off after the altercation with the priest?
7. Who are in front of the gate to the cemetery after most of the protestors move to the side of the road?
8. What are the oldest and the newest of the graves in the Garden of Eternal Rest?
9. In Chapter 19, how does Ron dress and act when Chris comes to interview him regarding an argument Ron witnessed between Ian and Tony?
10. After the drive from Coopers Chase to Tony's house, what is the verdict regarding whether Ian could have killed Tony?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms specific to England and British English speakers more difficult to understand for American English speakers?
Essay Topic 2
Elizabeth fears losing her memory. Why does she fear that she will lose her memory? Why is memory “the bogeyman that [stalks] Coppers Chase” ( 86)?
Essay Topic 3
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?
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