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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. What does Newland think of his fiancee, May Welland?
(a) She is brilliant
(b) She is cunning and manipulative
(c) She is beautiful and innocent
(d) She is dull
2. Which controversial Mingott family member arrives at the opera?
(a) May Mingott
(b) Janey Welland
(c) Countess Ellen Olenska
(d) Ellen van der Luyden
3. What does Newland tell May?
(a) He is going out of town for a few days
(b) He sent flowers to Ellen
(c) He found them a great apartment
(d) He has his wedding guest list finished
4. Where is Newland sitting at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) At his desk at home
(b) In his office
(c) At dinner with May
(d) The Mingott family opera box
5. Where do Newland and May spend the first few days of their marriage?
(a) Skuytercliff
(b) The Ritz
(c) The Four Seasons
(d) The Patroon House
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ellen tell Newland before leaving?
2. What is the event that occurs in Chapter 3?
3. Who has been asked to handle the divorce case?
4. What does Newland do when he sees that Ellen already has a visitor?
5. What does Ellen do when Newland asks her to stop the divorce petition?
Short Essay Questions
1. What issue does Newland bring up again when he sees May?
2. What legal case is Newland asked to handle in which he feels a conflict of interest?
3. How does Newland maintain a flirtation with Ellen?
4. Describe how the van der Luydens show their power in New York society.
5. What is the setting for the story and the first chapter in particular?
6. How does Newland perceive his role as May's future husband?
7. What is the reason for the Wellands' annual trip to Florida?
8. How does Newland feel about Ellen's rumored involvement with her husband's secretary?
9. Explain Newland's conflict in being asked to handle Ellen's divorce?
10. Explain Newland and May's betrothal visits.
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