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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. What do William and Rosie do for the next year or more?

2. Where is William a medical student?

3. In what type of neighborhood do the Driffields reside?

4. What does Mrs. Hudson laugh at?

5. Who calls Rosie a nymphomaniac?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rosie's home and Rose herself.

2. What is Rosie's response to William's sulkiness about Kuyper and other men?

3. What does William think about the House of Lords and how he would assign rank within literature?

4. Who are a couple other regulars at the Driffields' parties?

5. What does William say about Rosie's affairs and what are Amy and Roy's response?

6. Describe the Driffields's neighborhood and home.

7. How does William describe his visit to his former quarters and his landlady, Mrs. Hudson?

8. Briefly describe how William and Rosie's relationship continues.

9. What does Rosie do at night while Ted writes?

10. How does Ted meet and marry his second wife and what is Isabel Trafford's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ted Driffield is married twice and has one other woman figure prominently in his life. Discuss the following:

1. Compare and contrast Rosie Driffield with Amy Driffield. Who seems more real, sincere, or honest? Which of them do you think was more helpful to Ted's artistic endeavors? Why? Do you think Rosie could have done for Ted what Amy does for Ted? What about Amy doing for Ted what Rosie does for him? Explain fully.

2. Compare and contrast Rosie Driffield with Isabel Trafford. Who seems more real, sincere, or honest? Which of them do you think was more helpful to Ted's artistic endeavors? Why? Do you think Rosie could have done for Ted what Isabel does for him? What do you think about Isabel doing for Ted what Rosie does for him? Explain fully.

3. Compare and contrast Amy Driffield with Isabel Trafford. Who seems more real, sincere, or honest? Which of them do you think was more helpful to Ted's artistic endeavors? Why? Do you think Amy could have done for Ted what Isabel does for Ted? What about Isabel doing for Ted what Amy does for him? Explain fully.

Essay Topic 2

Setting as far as place and time play an important role in Cakes and Ale, although at the time the time is contemporary. Discuss the following:

1. Compare and contrast several aspects of the setting of that day from how it would be today. Consider things such as cultural norms and expectations, technology, religion, and medicine.

2. Do you think Cakes and Ale would be different if it were set in the United States of America in that same era? Consider particularly class issues.

3. What issues that are present in the time of Cakes and Ale would still be issues today? What would no longer be issues? Consider such things as class, women's roles, sexual freedom, propriety, manners, and integrity.

Essay Topic 3

Three of the prominent characters are writers. They are Ted Driffield, William Ashshenden and Roy Kear. Each one feels differently about his art. Discuss the following:

1. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to William as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse"? Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?

2. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?

3. Compare and contrast William as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?

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