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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 doesn't Lady Scott come to the Hot Well?

2. What is the weather like at the beginning of chapter 26?

3. What does Dr. Hadley tell Frances after she falls ill?

4. What does Frances reveal to Mehuru when they converse in her bedroom?

5. When Josiah meets with the Merchant Venturers in Chapter 28, what becomes obvious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is worrisome about the Hot Well?

2. How does Lord Scott respond to Frances's letter about her relationship issues?

3. Why does Josiah take the bookkeeping away from Sarah?

4. Why does Mehuru want to be paid a wage?

5. What does Mehuru mean when he says, "Cicero was born here."

6. Why does Frances write to her uncle about her love problems even though she disguises herself as an acquaintance?

7. What does Sarah discover about the business in Chapter 29?

8. How is Josiah able to get some of the merchants to order slaves of their own?

9. What effect does the bad publicity have on Josiah's Hot Well?

10. How will Sarah react now that she is no longer allowed to do the bookkeeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of men and women in the novel. Examine how Frances and Sarah were powerless.

Essay Topic 2

Stuart Hadley is considered a radical who fights for the abolition of slavery. Choose someone in history who was a radical, and compare this person to Stuart Hadley.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes in A Respectable Trade is that of social status. Explain the role of social status in the lives of Frances and Josiah.

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