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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 surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?

2. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?

3. What is the name of the dance club in Bromley where Nathaniel takes Agnes one night?

4. Where does Nathaniel start his first paying job?

5. Who helps Nathaniel when Rachel has a seizure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nathaniel tell Agnes to try to conceal the truth of his family situation?

2. What does Agnes leave in Nathaniel's trouser pocket at the end of the section titled Agnes Street?

3. How does Nathaniel describe Olive Lawrence's personality?

4. How do Nathaniel and Rachel feel about becoming boarders at their new schools after their mother and father leave for Singapore in Chapter 1?

5. Who are the first people Nathaniel sees when he wakes up from being knocked out in the section titled "Schwer"?

6. Where does Arthur McCash find Rachel and who is she with when he looks for her in the Bark Theater?

7. What does Olive insist that Rachel and Nathaniel do with her one evening?

8. What happens to Nathaniel and Rachel in the beginning of the section titled "Schwer"?

9. What dramatic event occurs directly before Arthur McCash shows up in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

10. Who helps Nathaniel and Rachel during Rachel's first episode with epilepsy, and what does that person do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Nathaniel's understanding about who killed Rose, and what were that person's reasons for killing her? How does Nathaniel piece together the information surrounding his mother's death, given that the government does not reveal any information to him about what really happened? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The language in Warlight is vivid and sometimes very specific in its use of imagery at significant moments, as when, for example, Nathaniel tugs the sprig of rosemary from a bush in Mrs. Malakite's garden, rubs it, inhales it, and puts it in his shirt pocket (126). Write an essay analyzing how Ondaatje uses specific language to connect different events and characters, citing specific examples to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Ondaatje uses Nathaniel's experiences at The Criterion and at the restaurant in World's End to help the reader understand his maturation as a young adult, and to offer glimpses into what kind of an adult he may become.

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