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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 does Gwendolyn tell Herr Klesmer that she wants to do in order to earn money for her family?

2. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt's offer to put her jacket on her after the ball?

3. What does Daniel do upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time that bothers her so much?

4. What causes Gwendolyn's winning gambling streak to end when the novel first opens?

5. With whom has Gwendolyn come to the city to gamble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anna like in comparison to Gwendolyn once they reach their mid-twenties?

2. What does Mirah come to realize about her father as she gets older?

3. How does Gwendolyn feel about Grandcourt after the ball?

4. Why does Gwendolyn think that her family will travel abroad after she leaves Grandcourt before he can propose?

5. What happens when Rex tries to go hunting with Gwendolyn?

6. How does Lydia react when Grandcourt asks her to return his diamonds?

7. How does Gwendolyn react when she enters her family's new rented house in Offendene?

8. What does Grandcourt think that he needs to do in order to gain Gwendolyn's forgiveness as he learns that Gwendolyn has left town before he has had the opportunity to propose?

9. Why is Anna a little disappointed to hear of Gwendolyn's engagement?

10. Why does Mrs. Davilow think that Gwendolyn must leave home and get a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select a character from the list below. Then examine three major choices that the character made in the play, and what those choices reveal to the reader about that him or her.

1) Gwendolyn

2) Daniel

3) Rex

4) Grandcourt

Essay Topic 2

The character of Fanny has a complicated role in the novel. Using three specific examples of her actions, write an essay discussing why she is a respectable person; or why she is not a respectable person.

Essay Topic 3

Gwendolyn has quite a vivid imagination, particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. Write an essay discussing three ways that Gwendolyn's imagination has a significant impact on her life.

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