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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. Why is Tonio crying when he meets up with Hugh in the woods?

2. What proposition does Hugh bring to the family bankers at the beginning of Part 2?

3. What news of Seth does Augusta give Micky when he comes to tea in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. Joseph promises Edward partnership at the bank when what happens?

5. What does Augusta know as Samuel Pilaster's weakness?

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

3. Why has Hugh come back from America in Part 2? (Be specific as to his goals.)

4. How does Micky take control and keep control over the baccarat game?

5. What transpires about marriage and taking care of oneself between Maisie and April in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

7. What has become of Maisie and her family by Part 2?

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

9. What transpires between Hugh and Maisie in Part I, Chapter 4?

10. What is the tale of Maisie and Danny, and what is its tie in to the boys at the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Maisie, Rachel and April.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Much of the society's standards of the Victorian Era are stated in the novel. Explain what they are and how they are used to portray this story.

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