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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 the Guerney family want no one else to know?

2. What does Grace tell Jack she wants from him?

3. Who accompanies Grace to the wedding?

4. Why does the Earl want to marry Grace?

5. What derogatory word does Claire use to describe Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Charles initially do nothing about the Earl's will?

2. What does Claire say is the only way Herder can change the situation?

3. How does Jack charm his two visitors in Act 2, Scene 5?

4. What does the prologue establish?

5. How does Claire flirt with Herder at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

6. What evidence do the police find against Tucker?

7. What part of upperclass life does Claire tell Jack she finds difficult?

8. How does Jack express his happiness in Scene 11?

9. What does Jack say he regrets in Act 2, Scene 3?

10. What are a Jack and McKyle's argument for believing they are God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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