Discuss the themes of truth and deceit in two of the works that we have covered in class.
As with the previous test, points will be gained or lost on the basis of how you use the texts to support your argument. When it comes to quoting from the text in the test, shorter passages can be quoted in their entirety, while longer passages can be quoted with the first few words, an ellipsis, and then the last words, e.g. “The silence spreads. I talk and talk …. will always come back and stand before me” (Remarque 164-65). If you use the editions of the texts that we have been using in class, then you do not need to include the publication information at the end of the exam booklet; however, if you do use other texts, online or in print, then you must include their publication information (you will lose points if you do not).
Just to reiterate, you can bring your novels and the play (or a sheet with your quotes if need be, a sheet that will be checked during the test) and a single sheet containing your thesis statements and topic sentences for the two essays. I will not be printing off copies of these questions for the exam, but please feel free to print off your own copy and bring it in on the day of the exam if you would like. Some students have requested the use of dictionaries for language reference, and this is acceptable. Laptops and phones are not allowed during the test; if either are out during the test, your test will be taken away and you will receive a zero.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
1. Discuss the themes of truth and deceit in two of the works that we have covered in class.
2. Discuss the nature of love and hate in two of the works that we have covered in class.
3. Discuss the nature of hope and despair in two of the works that we have covered in class.
4. Discuss the problems of morality and immorality in two of the works that we have covered in class.
5. Discuss the importance of setting in two of the works that we have covered in class.
6. Discuss the nature of hierarchy in two of the works that we have covered in class.
7. Discuss the contrasts between idealism and disillusionment in two of the works that we have covered in class.
8. Discuss two of the works that we have covered in class as a Bildungsroman, or a novel outlining the spiritual and/or intellectual maturation of a single character.
9. Discuss how the nature of the mind is explored in two of the works that we have covered in class.
10. Discuss the contrast between how we seem and who we are in two of the works that we have covered in class.
