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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ralph decide to continue with plans to marry Catherine?
(a) She intrigues him.
(b) She saved his life.
(c) He is too lonesome and desperate.
(d) He thinks she is beautiful.

2. How does Catherine first want to see Antonio?
(a) She wants to go to where he works.
(b) She wants to go to his hotel room.
(c) She wants to observe him at dinner.
(d) She wants him to come to her room.

3. Catherine notes that there are no _________________ in Ralph's house.
(a) Books.
(b) Dishes.
(c) Statues.
(d) Bells.

4. What happens to Catherine in the carriage accident?
(a) Her hat is blown away.
(b) She sprains an ankle.
(c) She breaks a leg.
(d) The hem of her dress is torn.

5. Why did Ralph's father send him a large amount of money in Italy?
(a) To give to Emilia's family.
(b) To give to the Catholic Church.
(c) To buy a new carriage.
(d) To buy paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Ralph NOT speak of in his delirious state?

2. Ralph is obsessed with __________________.

3. What color silk does Catherine order to make her wedding gown?

4. What had tormented Ralph for his entire life?

5. Antonio says that his real family lives in what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of isolation repeated as Catherine takes note of her new surroundings?

2. In what way does Ralph and Catherine's relationship begin with a lie?

3. What is Ralph Truitt doing as the novel begins?

4. What are some of Truitt's thoughts during his delirium, especially related to his domineering mother and his own youthful thoughts of lust?

5. How does Mrs. Larsen show Catherine that she will not stand by and let anyone else hurt Truitt?

6. What is the significance of Truitt's mother stabbing him with a needle and then the resulting scar that reminds him of the act?

7. Why is the author's description of the weather so critical to the book?

8. How does Catherine spend her time in St. Louis?

9. What lie does Catherine tell about about her father as she is tending to Ralph's head wound?

10. What were the circumstances in which Emilia left Truitt?

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