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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 Sir Hugo begin calling Gwendolyn?

2. How did Daniel's mother know Sir Hugo?

3. Why does Hans stay with Daniel instead of his own mother during a visit?

4. What is Daniel's first reaction to learning about Lydia?

5. What is the purpose that Mirah's father claims to want money the first time that he asks her to aid him financially?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important financial news does Grandcourt make Lush tell Gwendolyn?

2. Before she confides in him, what does Daniel surmise about Gwendolyn's knowledge of Lydia?

3. What does Daniel's mother tell him about her heritage?

4. Why did Mordecai's mother share a special bonded with his younger sister?

5. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt being upset about how she conducts herself around Daniel?

6. How do the Cohens react when Daniel and Mordecai tell them that Mordecai will be leaving them to go live with his long-lost sister?

7. What does Sir Hugo think about Gwendolyn and Daniel after Grandcourt passes away?

8. How did Daniel's mother come to find out about him as an adult?

9. What does the reader learn about the Arrowpoints during the conversation among Daniel, Grandcourt and Gwendolyn at the Abbey?

10. Where does Mordecai take Daniel before he tells him his life story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Gwendolyn is clearly her mother's favorite child, she reacts very apologetically if she ever hurts her mother's feelings or disobeys her. Discuss what a minimum of two of those types of interactions show the reader about Gwendolyn's character, as well as that of Franny's.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three reasons why a female author would write under a male pen name and what influence if any, the reasons would have on the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the parenting styles of Gwendolyn's mother with those of Daniel's mother. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

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