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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Handful of Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Christmas holidays go at Hetton?
(a) Tony and Brenda fight and decide to split.
(b) The Last family traditionally do not celebrate the Christmas holidays.
(c) Tony and Brenda refind their love during the season.
(d) They are the usual traditions.

2. Where does John encounter Tony?
(a) At the Brat's Club.
(b) At Hetton Abbey.
(c) At the London opera.
(d) At Marjorie's home.

3. In spite of what is John at home when Brenda comes to meet with his mother?
(a) A tournament at the Brat's Club.
(b) Two invitations.
(c) A chess tournament at the Fieldings Club.
(d) A polo match.

4. Who joins Tony and Jock at the club?
(a) John and Oliver.
(b) Marjorie and Brenda.
(c) Milly and Babs.
(d) Missy and Barbara.

5. What happens to cause Thunderclap to bolt?
(a) A horsefly gets under the saddle.
(b) A snake bites it.
(c) A dog barks at it.
(d) Miss Tendril's niece puts her bike in neutral and the bike backfires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tony and John do after lunch?

2. What is Jenny's response to the house?

3. Who seems to be the only person concerned about Brenda's affair with John Beaver?

4. What event is Brenda going to miss at Hetton?

5. How often is Brenda communicating with Tony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tony find annoying and why do you think he put himself in the situation?

2. How are the rooms of Hetton symbolic?

3. How does it seem Mrs. Beaver is manipulating something between Brenda and John Beaver?

4. What does Brenda do the rest of the weekend at Hetton and why do you think she does those things?

5. How is John Beaver's social standing improving through his affair with Brenda?

6. What does Brenda propose to Tony and why do you think he agrees?

7. How would you characterize John Beaver's idea of a relationship with a woman (including Brenda)?

8. How is it obvious that though Brenda thinks she is in control of the relationship between her and Beaver, he actually probably has more control over it?

9. Do you think John Beaver knows what the upper class people with whom he wants to associate think of him?

10. How is it that John Andrew gets caught in the middle of the problems between his parents?

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