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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Newland tell May?
(a) He has his wedding guest list finished
(b) He found them a great apartment
(c) He sent flowers to Ellen
(d) He is going out of town for a few days

2. Who wants the divorce case to be dropped?
(a) Mrs. van der Luyden
(b) Janey Archer
(c) Julius Beaufort
(d) Ellen's family

3. For what does Newland push?
(a) A shorter betrothal
(b) An elopement
(c) A small wedding
(d) A month-long honeymoon

4. Ellen sends Newland a note saying that she "ran away" to "______________________."
(a) read some books
(b) meditate and write
(c) get a tan
(d) think things over

5. What does Newland tell Ellen about May?
(a) That May thinks Newland is in love with someone else
(b) She is having her wedding dress custom designed
(c) She is still in Florida
(d) She is inviting Ellen to the wedding

6. What does Ellen do when Newland asks her to stop the divorce petition?
(a) She says she will hire a different attorney
(b) She asks Newland to leave
(c) She abruptly agrees with him
(d) She storms out of the room

7. Where is Ellen when Newland finds her at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Walking in the snow
(b) Playing the piano
(c) Reading a book
(d) Sitting in front of a fire

8. What surprises Newland when he arrives at Ellen's the next evening?
(a) She is in bed with a migraine
(b) She has gone to the theater
(c) She already has guests
(d) The door is locked and the house is dark

9. Who accompanies Newland and May on their betrothal visits?
(a) Mrs. Archer
(b) Countess Olenska
(c) Mrs. Welland
(d) Countess Olenska

10. What is Newland pleasantly surprised to find out about Ellen?
(a) She is very opinionated
(b) She is in love with him
(c) She has decided to stay
(d) She wants him to represent her

11. Ellen's aunt tells her that someone has sent her ______________________.
(a) a bouquet
(b) theater tickets
(c) a necklace
(d) a new hat

12. What does the telegram say?
(a) The Wellands have invited Ellen to visit them in Florida
(b) The Wellands want May to break her engagement to Newland
(c) The Wellands are returning from their vacation earlier than expected
(d) The Wellands have agreed to let May marry Newland soon

13. Where do Newland and May spend the first few days of their marriage?
(a) The Patroon House
(b) The Four Seasons
(c) Skuytercliff
(d) The Ritz

14. Why does Mrs. Mingott not leave her house?
(a) She is paralyzed
(b) She is a hermit
(c) She is blind
(d) She is too obese

15. What does Newland think of his fiancee, May Welland?
(a) She is dull
(b) She is beautiful and innocent
(c) She is cunning and manipulative
(d) She is brilliant

Short Answer Questions

1. What angers Newland when he arrives at the answer to #43?

2. Who is Newland Archer's fiancee?

3. What is the popular rumor already in existence about Ellen?

4. Who do Newland and Mrs. Archer visit in Chapter 7?

5. Who has been asked to handle the divorce case?

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