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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 is the source of Mrs. Mingott's illness?

2. Who does Newland run into when he returns to New York?

3. What does Ellen's family now consider her?

4. How does Ellen react when Newland kisses her palm?

5. What do Newland and May do at the beginning of Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is May hesitant about attending a dinner party while on the honeymoon trip in Europe?

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

3. What is Newland's reaction when Ellen tells him they cannot run away together?

4. What is the family's continuing perception of Ellen?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the author show that Newland and May are settling into a boring, routine marriage.

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ellen run away to Skuytercliff? From what is she running away? Or is she hoping to find something?

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