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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. How does Mrs. Catherick respond to the news of her daughter's death?

2. Following the night at the opera, who begs to go with Walter to confront Count Fosco?

3. Does Pesca recognize Count Fosco?

4. What does Laura worry about being to Walter and Marian?

5. Mrs. Clements was once a neighbor to who?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Count Fosco react with fear at the sight of Pesca?

2. Why is it easy to believe that even relatives do not recognize Laura after her stay in the asylum?

3. When Laura told the asylum attendants her true identity, why did they choose to ignore her claims?

4. When Walter confronts Count Fosco, what stops Count Fosco from killing him?

5. Who prescribed and delivered the medicine to treat Anne, just before she died?

6. What tone is the letter Count Fosco writes to Marian, following Laura's "death"?

7. Count Fosco reveals he was distressed about Anne's death for what reason?

8. Once Sir Percival is dead and Laura's fortune is gone, why is Walter still committed to proving the fraud of Laura's death?

9. How does Walter describe the month of April?

10. While trying to build a case for Laura, Mrs. Vesey creates what stumbling block for Walter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura experiences a "rebirth" in "The Woman in White". Examine this rebirth, taking a stand on whether this is a positive or negative opportunity for Laura, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: Inadequate guardianship leads to devastation for the female characters in "The Woman in White".

Essay Topic 3

The characters in "The Woman in White" portray society during the time period of the story. Write a brief essay comparing and contrasting the characters of privilege and the working class in "The Woman in White".

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