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The Chrysanthemums
John Steinbeck
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Analysis
Point of View
Narration
Characters
Character List
Elisa Allen
The Tinker
Henry Allen
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz
Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Elisa’s role as a sexual person is portrayed as ___.
Disgusting
Normal
Undesirable
Misplaced
2
of 5
How does the narrator describe Elisa as she reaches out to touch the tinker?
Like a starving cat
Like a sleepwalker
Like a fawning dog
Like a lost child
3
of 5
How does the narrator describe Elisa’s body when she is wearing her gardening clothes?
Trim and muscular
Blocked and heavy
Soft and verdant
Dour and matronly
4
of 5
How does Elisa describe her relationship with the plants as she tends to them?
She becomes their mother
She becomes their sister
She becomes their teacher
She becomes one with them
5
of 5
What is the metaphor used to describe the valley in which the story takes place?
A closed pot
An open book
A sleeping calf
A coiled snake
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