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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 Mr. Neville wish that Edith would get rid of?

2. Why is Edith disturbed with Iris in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of cake is there?

4. What does Edith say that she could have spent the entire day doing instead of being on the boat?

5. What does Edith not like about the marital bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Neville say about Edith's life in London?

2. Why does Mr. Neville tell Edith to walk around the deck?

3. What does Edith say about categories that writers are put in?

4. Why was Edith disturbed with Iris after the commotion?

5. What does Edith tell David in her letter to him in Chapter 12?

6. What does Mr. Neville say that the secret to contentment is?

7. Why is Mr. Neville staying at the hotel?

8. What does Iris say about Edith's new haircut?

9. What does Edith do for Mme. de Bonnevil?

10. List all of the descriptive words that are used to describe Edith on the boat.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mr. Neville's terms of his marriage proposal. What can Edith expect socially from the marriage? Where is Edith expected to reside? What are the terms of Mr. Neville and Edith having affairs? What is Edith to expect from Mr. Neville's contribution to the marriage? Is the marriage proposal based on love?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Mr. Neville feels that both himself and Edith will appear foolish if they remain unmarried. What does Mr. Neville's first wife have to do with him feeling he will look foolish? What is Mr. Neville hoping to rectify through marriage? Why does Mr. Neville feel that Edith needs to be married to not look foolish socially? What does Mr. Neville say about Edith's face looking sorrowful while talking to other people as a single woman? How will marriage fix this?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Edith decides to no longer be friends with the Pusey women. What was the first impression that Edith received from the Pusey women? What part of this first impression started a negative feeling with Edith? How did Edith feel about Iris's reaction when the blouse maker left? How did Iris's birthday party make Edith feel about her? When Iris had the commotion in her room, what was the final straw with Edith concerning Iris's behavior?

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