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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 do Newland and May do at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. What does Newland ask Ellen?

3. Where does Newland go the next day?

4. What is Skuytercliff?

5. Where does Newland go at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What legal case is Newland asked to handle in which he feels a conflict of interest?

2. How does the author indicate Ellen's feelings for Newland at this point?

3. How does Ellen show her disdain for her husband?

4. On what issue does Newland ask May to violate social norms?

5. How does Newland feel about Ellen's rumored involvement with her husband's secretary?

6. What is the turning point of the book as exhibited in Chapter 19?

7. How does Newland perceive his role as May's future husband?

8. Describe the Beauforts and their place in New York society.

9. What does Ellen decide about her divorce after discussing it with Newland?

10. What convinces May that Newland really does want to marry her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Ellen's arrival into the scene so controversial? Why does she make the others so uncomfortable?

Essay Topic 2

What does Newland consider his role to be as May's new husband? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Newland think it is critical to announce his and May's engagement at the Beauforts' ball? What has happened to make the timing so critical? Does Ellen agree?

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