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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 did Malcolm narrowly miss doing to Mal?

2. What would Olivia do in the nursery?

3. What drink did Malcolm serve at Corrine`s birth?

4. What sport had Christopher engaged in at Yale?

5. Why didn't Alicia tell Olivia sooner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was little Corinne the light of Foxworth Hall?

2. How had Olivia reacted coldly to Alicia?

3. For what reasons had Olivia suspected that John Amos was jealous of Christopher?

4. What had Mal done against his father's wishes, and why did this please Olivia?

5. How had Garland treated Malcolm when he was a child?

6. In what way did Malcolm's opinion of John Amos solidify Olivia's desire to keep him around?

7. How did Olivia regain her dignity after Malcolm's betrayal?

8. What did Alicia insist that Olivia do?

9. What had Malcolm already discussed with Mal and Joel?

10. What scared Olivia when she had returned to her room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the deaths of Mal and Joel. What possible reasons might the author have had for killing them both off? How did their deaths affect the final outcome of the story, if at all?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Olivia's pleasure in pulling the strings when she sends Alicia away to give birth. What about this suggests that Olivia has issues with her ego? Explain Olivia's psychological temperament that inspires her to derive pleasure at denying pleasure to others.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Malcolm's frugal nature. When was his frugality forgotten and for what purpose? Explain how his stingy nature everywhere else in his life led Malcolm to financial success, and how beautiful women could be considered as his financial downfall or his vice.

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