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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 Maisie find out from Count Tokoly?

2. How many children does Hugh have?

3. Why does Ben Greenbourne go to Windfield in the Epilogue?

4. How does Emily respond to Edward in Part 2, Chapter 4 when he finds out that she has tricked him?

5. What does Edward tell Micky about Whitehaven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily do to attempt to have Edward's child, and how does it all backfire?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Augusta attempt to do to get cash for herself, and then what does she steal that will allow her to have a decent income?

3. How does Hugh want to handle the failing of the bank with his family members? How do they respond?

4. How does Edward become Senior Partner of the bank?

5. How does Micky finally get Edward to talk to him in Part 3, Chapter 2, after Edward discovers the truth about the drowning?

6. What is the concern over the Cordovan loans and the revolution?

7. Where does Hugh find Tonio in Part 2, Chapter 4, and what does Tonio finally tell Hugh?

8. What changes have come into Emily's life by Part 3?

9. What occurs between Maisie and Ben Greenbourne after Solly's death?

10. Describe Dotty and Lord Ipswich's wedding.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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