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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 tell Newland?

2. Who does Newland think of before he goes to sleep?

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

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

5. What do Newland and Ellen agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Newland respond while traveling in Europe and receiving an invitation to visit Ellen at her home?

4. What is the suspected cause of Mrs. Mingott's stroke?

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

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

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

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

9. What two rumors about Julius Beaufort surface in Chapter 26?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story takes place in the early 1870s in New York City. Explain why the story could not have taken place in any other setting--both time period and location.

Essay Topic 2

Explain all the rumors surrounding Ellen. What indiscretions was she connected with before arriving in New York? What indiscretions does she commit while in New York?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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