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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. In Chapter 39, what worries Helen about her son?

2. What does Mr. Huntingdon agree to let Helen do in Chapter 47?

3. When Lady Lowborough visits in Chapter 31, how does Helen feel about her?

4. In Chapter 46, why does Mr. Markham visit Mr. Lawrence?

5. In Chapter 32, why does Milicent want Helen to advise his sister on marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, what does Helen overhear?

2. In Chapter 46, what does Mr. Lawrence tell Mr. Markham about Helen?

3. In Chapter 31, what does Helen notice about Lord Lowborough?

4. What does Mr. Markham say to Helen after reading her diary?

5. In Chapter 47, what does Eliza announce?

6. In Chapter 31, what bothers Helen about Lady Lowborough when she visits to hunt?

7. How does Helen finally escape Mr. Huntingdon?

8. In Chapter 49, what does Mr. Lawrence do to answer Mr. Markham's questions?

9. How does Helen explain her return to Mr. Huntingdon?

10. In Chapter 50, what makes Mr. Markham anxious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Follow the development of Helen throughout the novel. What literary devices are used to develop and reveal her true character?

Essay Topic 2

How is romantic love at odds with society in "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"? What is significant about this?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the use of literal vs. figurative deaths in this novel.

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