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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. Stephen and Martin gradually become close friends. What is the most possible explanation for this?

2. Around age seventeen, Stephen is introduced to her mother's social scene. What is Lady Anna determined to find for her daughter?

3. During her attendance at Lady Anna's social events, what term can best describe Stephen's behavior?

4. Who at the Morton residence initially discovers the furiously written letter concerning Angela and Stephen's relationship?

5. Sir Phillip, uncomfortable with his daughter's tutor, replaces Mademoiselle Duphot with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the direct result of Violet Antrim's gossip on Stephen's checkbook?

2. How do Angela and Stephen deal with their relationship after Stephen's botched marriage proposal?

3. What does Stephen name her second horse?

4. What family history does Angela reveal to Stephen upon returning home to The Grange from her vacation with her husband?

5. How does Angela react to the emotional letter Stephen sends to her after their broken date in the park?

6. What milestone does Lady Anna hope Stephen will meet by the time she is seventeen years old?

7. What gossip does Violet Antrim bring to Stephen immediately upon her return home from Cornwall?

8. What does Stephen discover when Angela cuts one of their dates in the park short, claiming to have a headache?

9. What does Stephen think about Angela's husband when she meets him for the first time?

10. What event causes Stephen to explode in anger at Collins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the war begins, Stephen is quick to join the military forces. First, describe the job that Stephen is given once she joins the military. Then, describe the irony that Stephen notes about the country of France regarding women, specifically in wartime. How does this irony affect the way Stephen feels about herself as a person and about the country she is serving? Finally, describe the way the war affects Stephen both physically and emotionally. How does Stephen change, as a person, in the year that she serves?

Essay Topic 2

When Stephen meets and falls in love with Angela Crossby, Stephen sees for the first time the inequality regarding gender in her society. First, describe how Stephen and Angela first met. Then, explain how Angela's reaction to Stephen's marriage proposal highlighted the inequality in genders in their society. What could a man offer to his spouse in this society that a woman could not? How did this gender inequality eventually affect the relationship between Stephen and Angela?

Essay Topic 3

When she is a child, Stephen has almost everything she could ever want while living in Morton. First, describe the setting of Morton for a young girl like Stephen to grow up in. What advantages did she have growing up there? How did each of her parents try to create the best life possible for Stephen? Then, explain why, even though her parents tried very hard to please her, Stephen still felt as though something was missing from her life.

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