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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 Antonio tell Catherine he has lost when he stops at her table?
2. Who are the servants at Ralph's house?
3. What does Ralph tell Catherine before he collapses in the carriage?
4. What are Ralph's new plans for Catherine?
5. What did Ralph tell Antonio about his mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of Truitt's thoughts during his delirium, especially related to his domineering mother and his own youthful thoughts of lust?
2. What internal conflict does a youthful Truitt experience during his days of debauchery in Europe?
3. What are Truitt's thoughts about Antonio even though he and the boy hated each other years ago?
4. What do Malloy and Fisk report to Catherine regarding Antonio and to what do they reluctantly agree to do for Catherine?
5. Who are the two main characters in A RELIABLE WIFE?
6. What do the secret garden and the Italian house symbolize?
7. How is Ralph described by the emotions he wears on his face as well as his obsession with sex?
8. What is the significance of Truitt's mother stabbing him with a needle and then the resulting scar that reminds him of the act?
9. What is Ralph Truitt doing as the novel begins?
10. What tragedy did Ralph suffer twenty years ago and why does he try to maintain his composure at the train station?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Larsens. What are their roles in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the Larsens in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Explain why Catherine becomes obsessed with nurturing and reviving the "secret garden" of the Italian house? What insights does this preoccupation reveal about Catherine's character?
Essay Topic 3
Why did Truitt decide to keep Catherine in spite of the fact that she misrepresented herself? Why did Truitt allow his relationship with Catherine to begin with a lie? What do Truitt's decisions say about his character?
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