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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. Where does Newland go the next evening?
(a) Ellen Olenska's house
(b) His gentleman's club
(c) The opera
(d) The Oak Room

2. Why does Mrs. Mingott not leave her house?
(a) She is blind
(b) She is paralyzed
(c) She is a hermit
(d) She is too obese

3. What does Ellen say she will gain through the divorce?
(a) An estate
(b) An art collection
(c) Her freedom
(d) Her jewels

4. Ellen sends Newland a letter asking him _________________________________.
(a) to visit her the following night
(b) to give her some advice on investments
(c) to start the divorce proceedings
(d) to stop sending the flowers

5. Why do the Wellands choose the location for their vacation?
(a) They have a vineyard there
(b) They have an estate there
(c) The air is beneficial for Mr. Welland's health
(d) They keep horses there

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the answer to #73 ask Newland?

2. What does Newland think of his fiancee, May Welland?

3. Who do the van der Luydens agree to include in an upcoming dinner party?

4. What is the popular rumor already in existence about Ellen?

5. Who is the main character who arrives late at the opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ellen exhibit unconventional behavior in public in Chapter 8?

2. On what issue does Newland ask May to violate social norms?

3. Describe the Beauforts and their place in New York society.

4. What does Ellen decide about her divorce after discussing it with Newland?

5. What legal case is Newland asked to handle in which he feels a conflict of interest?

6. How does Ellen show her disdain for her husband?

7. Why does Newland visit Mrs. Mingott when he returns to New York?

8. What convinces May that Newland really does want to marry her?

9. What is the reason for the Wellands' annual trip to Florida?

10. How does Newland's sudden change of plans betray his feelings for Ellen?

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