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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 Ellen not pursue a relationship with Newland?
(a) She does not want to hurt May
(b) She does not want to leave her husband
(c) She is in love with someone else
(d) She is returning to Europe

2. Where will Ellen's train arrive?
(a) Princeton
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Newark
(d) Jersey City

3. What does Newland tell May after the party?
(a) He needs a break and needs to go far away
(b) He is madly in love with her
(c) The party was a great success
(d) He wants to start a family

4. What decision does Newland make regarding his travel plans?
(a) He changes them to a new date
(b) He cancels them
(c) He revises them to include May
(d) He decides to keep them

5. What decision does Newland make?
(a) To divorce May
(b) To stop seeing Ellen
(c) To go to Boston the next day
(d) To buy two horses

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Newland convince Ellen to do?

2. What is Newland's secret plan?

3. What does Newland begin to tell May when they return home?

4. What was Newland's first vacation destination choice?

5. Who is having dinner with Mrs. Archer, Janey, Newland and May?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ellen's unconventional behavior ultimately rationalized by friends and family?

2. How does Newland find Ellen in Boston?

3. What happens when Newland picks up Ellen at the train station?

4. What ironic twist occurs just as Newland is about to admit his feelings for Ellen to May?

5. What is the irony of Newland seeing Mr. Riviere when he returns to New York?

6. How does May catch Newland in another deceit about his relationship with Ellen?

7. What is the purpose of Newland's being summoned to see Mrs. Mingott?

8. How does Newland miss an opportunity to talk to Ellen while at Newport?

9. What does Ellen tell Newland and how do they decide to spend the day in Boston?

10. How do Newland and Ellen decide to manage their situation?

(see the answer keys)

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