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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. To whom is Dallas engaged to be married?

2. Newland tells May that he will soon have to travel to ______________ for business.

3. What does Newland discover during the honeymoon?

4. Ellen did not announce her intention to return to Europe until ________________________.

5. What do Newland and Ellen agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Newland determine that he is kept out of many family discussions?

2. What does Ellen tell Newland and how do they decide to spend the day in Boston?

3. What do Newland and Ellen agree to do while they are about to leave the art museum?

4. How does Newland continue behavior that shows he is still obsessed with Ellen?

5. What two rumors about Julius Beaufort surface in Chapter 26?

6. What is the state of Newland and May's marriage and family twenty-five-years after Ellen returns to Europe?

7. Explain the nature of Newland's growing disappointment with his new wife.

8. How is Ellen's unconventional behavior ultimately rationalized by friends and family?

9. What deceitful behavior does Newland exhibit in Chapter 22?

10. Why is May hesitant about attending a dinner party while on the honeymoon trip in Europe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Newland's perception of May evolves as he has more exposure to Ellen. How does Newland come to view May during their honeymoon trip? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe May Welland. Why is she the perfect girl for Newland to marry?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Newland's being asked to discourage Ellen from seeking a divorce. How does he handle the situation at first? What are his true feelings about Ellen's divorce proceedings?

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