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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 Major Brutt accept from Thomas?

2. How does Portia feel about traveling alone?

3. What relationship exists between Mrs. Heccomb and Daphne?

4. For how long did Eddie and Anna see one another regularly?

5. What possession of Portia's does Anna find in chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna think caused Portia to want not to come home?

2. How does Eddie react when Portia confronts him about holding Daphne's hand?

3. What did Eddie do to Anna, after knowing her for several weeks, that upset her?

4. Eddie tells Portia that he will always love her, but under what conditions?

5. What is the conversation that Portia has with Thomas in chapter 9?

6. What does Portia leave behind at Eddie's?

7. Why does Daphne feel grumpy around Portia when she first meets her?

8. How does Major Brutt respond when Portia asks him if he would marry her?

9. What did Portia's father say about Anna and Thomas's home?

10. What happens at the movie theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dickie tells Portia that a person's character is what truly matters, and that it will shape his/her destiny. At what other points in the novel is this principle demonstrated? Does it turn out to be accurate? Why or why not? Portia doesn't seem to understand Dickie when he says it; do you think she understands what he meant by the end of the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Major Brutt was shocked by the idea that Anna had married Thomas, because he could only remember her as a lover to Robert Pidgeon. Compare and contrast the characters of these two men. Who seems like a better fit for Anna? Do you think she would have been happier, had she married Robert instead of Thomas? What are the differences between these two men? Are there any similarities? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

It is St. Quentin's words about trust and honor that lead to the conversation which results, ultimately, in the end of Portia and Eddie's relationship. Why might St. Quentin's words have bothered her so much, when none of the other warnings she received had the same effect? Do you think that earlier in the novel, before all of the problems that Portia and Eddie had, that his words would have had the same effect on her? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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