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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. Edith feels the Pusey women possess an aura of what?

2. Who offered Edith a ride home the night that she saw David with his wife?

3. Which guest approaches Edith at her first dinner and asks her to join them for coffee?

4. What was the first thing that David ever said to Edith?

5. What does Edith do while in the dining room for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edith say n her letter to David about shopping?

2. Why is Edith at the hotel in the beginning of the book?

3. Why does Edith think that women get married?

4. Why do you think that Edith doesn't defend herself to the unnamed man that mocks her for being a writer?

5. What does Edith write in her first letter to David?

6. What does Mr. Neville reveal to Edith on their walk together?

7. Why is Iris visibly upset when Edith sees her in the dining room after working on her novel?

8. Why does Edith not take all of the clothes out of her luggage when unpacking?

9. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

10. What does Edith think about the dynamics of the relationship between Iris and Jennifer Pusey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edith's last letter to David discusses all the questions that the reader has accumulated throughout the book. Write about all the information the reader is given in this last letter. What did you find out about all of the past letters that Edith wrote in the book? How often did David and Edith meet? What was both Edith and David's commitment levels to their relationship? Why has David not contacted Edith?

Essay Topic 2

Edith was engaged to Geoffrey Long and Mr. Neville at two different times in this story. Compare and contrast the two men that she was engaged to using the text from the story to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Iris's birthday party. What were the preparations made and what events occurred during the party? What were the guests' reactions to the presentation? Do you think the party made Edith like Iris more or less? Iris acts surprised by the commotion, but did she really plan all of it? What did the author want the reader to take away from this chapter in the book?

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