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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 Mary have that Dick lacks?

2. What can't Mary pay?

3. What does Samson do after being punished?

4. Who drives Mary to the station?

5. How does Mary punish Samson for stealing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary feel as she and Dick pull up to the farm?

2. How does Mary change Dick's house? How does Dick feel about this?

3. When and why was Mary so fortunate? How did she feel about her good fortune?

4. What does Dick usually do when he fights with Mary?

5. How do the man's remarks at the station change Mary's perception of Dick?

6. How does Mary treat Samson?

7. How does Mary's financial situation change after getting married?

8. Describe Mary's attempt to return to her old job and leave Dick.

9. Describe Mary's social life.

10. What were the two happy times during Mary's childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the difficulties women have faced throughout history in divorcing their husbands and ending an unhappy marriage. Be sure to use chronological examples that illustrate how woman's rights have changed over time.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on Mary's relationship with Dick. Be sure to address:

1) The key failings of Dick and Mary's marriage.

2) The personality type with whom Mary would be a good match.

3) How Dick influences Mary's character, and vice versa.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that discusses how the novel demonstrates the weakness of white rule in Africa. Be sure to address:

1) The dependence of whites on black labor.

2) The hypocrisy of white rule.

3) Moral arguments used in the novel, with evidence from the text.

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