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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 Danny come to tell Maisie in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. Why does Hugh marry Nora?

3. Why does Solly take the train and the bus in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. How does Joseph react to the incident with Nora in Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. What does Hugh ask Maisie to do after the races in Part 1, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora do wrong at the costume ball, and how does she get into the predicament in the first place?

2. Why does Hugh go to the Greenbourne's for a job?

3. Who is Augusta now manipulating in Part 2, and why?

4. What does the night in the brothel reveal about Edward and Micky?

5. What does Micky do to finalize the demise of Tonio?

6. What do the letters to Florence and the feelings of Hugh's that follow tell you about their relationship?

7. What does Micky do to Seth in Part 1, Chapter 5? Why?

8. What has happened with Micky in the six years that Hugh was gone, and what are his future and immediate plans?

9. What does Hugh like about Nora when he first meets her?

10. What is the setting of the novel, and how does it affect the storyline immediately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Maisie's character. How is she true to herself through her entire life?

Essay Topic 2

Nora is perhaps the most selfish of the selfish characters. Compare her to Augusta. Which of the women is truly the most selfish? How does Augusta somewhat redeem herself, and Nora never does?

Essay Topic 3

The novel begins with a boyhood occurrence that will affect the lives of everyone involved. What is the occurrence, how does it happen, and why will it have such a great effect on those involved?

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