Written on the Body Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Written on the Body Test | Final Test - Hard

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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 does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel?

2. What actually causes Elgin to show emotion?

3. Upon moving, why does the narrator begin studying?

4. Which of the following states does it seem that the narrator likes, becoming apparent after the narrator moves?

5. What can the reader infer about Elgin before the narrator moves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator grieve in the countryside?

2. What is Elgin's goal throughout the novel? Has he achieved this goal yet?

3. Did the narrator make the right choice in leaving Louise? Why or why not?

4. What is the narrator's goal throughout the novel? Has he or she achieved it so far?

5. Describe the narrator's new life in the countryside.

6. What prompts Elgin to finally show emotion?

7. How is selfishness a theme in the novel?

8. What is Louise's goal throughout the novel? Has she achieved this goal yet?

9. What is Gail's role in the novel?

10. How does Louise affect the narrator's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is choice a theme in the novel? Which characters make important choices? What are the effects of these choices? How does the theme of choice affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Is the narrator simply using Jacqueline, or does he or she feel genuine affection for her? Why do you think this is so? Why does the narrator stay with Jacqueline? What does this tell the reader about the narrator?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main conflict of the novel? Is the conflict more important than the message of the novel? How do you know?

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