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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. Why can't Maisie walk the half mile to the dinner party in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. In Part 3, how does Nora treat her children?

3. Why does Emily move back in to Whitehaven?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, what simile does Follett use to speak of how Augusta feels about Joseph's new title?

5. What is the last place that Hugh visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Ben Greenbourne changed by the Epilogue?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Micky's plan to stop Tonio, and how is the plan carried out?

3. What does Maisie discover about the incident at the ball, and how does she make the discovery?

4. What happens with the bonds that the bank was going to sell in order to loan Micky the money? Who is behind the deceit, and what happens to him?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Augusta attempt to do to get cash for herself, and then what does she steal that will allow her to have a decent income?

6. Why are Hugh's children home alone when Maisie arrives in Part 3, Chapter 4?

7. What does Hugh piece together in Part 3, and what does he do with the information? How is it received?

8. What is the concern over the Cordovan loans and the revolution?

9. How much time has passed between the end of Part 2, and the beginning of Part 3? What major changes have occurred?

10. How does Emily get her annulment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Find the symbols in the novel. What are they? What do they represent? Analyze how effectively the author portrays them.

Essay Topic 2

Much of the society's standards of the Victorian Era are stated in the novel. Explain what they are and how they are used to portray this story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Dan's character. How does he become such a fighter? What are his causes? How does he continue to fight throughout his life?

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