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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 does Ellen's family now consider her?

2. What is the topic of conversation at dinner?

3. What does Newland hear about the business trip the next day at the office?

4. Who requests Newland to visit a few days later?

5. What does Newland not understand about Ellen's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Newland and Ellen agree to do while they are about to leave the art museum?

2. How does Newland continue behavior that shows he is still obsessed with Ellen?

3. How does Newland determine that he is kept out of many family discussions?

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

5. What is the state of Newland and May's marriage and family twenty-five-years after Ellen returns to Europe?

6. What event occurs to alter Newland's Washington travel plans?

7. What is Newland's plan in spite of a big going away party for Ellen?

8. What topic of conversation do Newland and Ellen inevitably discuss?

9. Explain the nature of Newland's growing disappointment with his new wife.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Newland's perception of May evolves as he has more exposure to Ellen. How does Newland come to view May during their honeymoon trip? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Newland choose not to visit Ellen at the end of the story? What is the significance of the blinds on Ellen's apartment shutting as Newland watches the window from below? What is Newland's mood as the story ends?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Newland's being asked to discourage Ellen from seeking a divorce. How does he handle the situation at first? What are his true feelings about Ellen's divorce proceedings?

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