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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. How does Ian react when Elizabeth enters his cabin?

2. What is Lucinda's last name?

3. How does Ian's card game opponent react to being beaten at a party?

4. After re-inviting Elizabeth back into the home after their argument, how does Ian treat her?

5. How is Ian related to the town vicar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the duel between Ian and Robert?

2. What does the mysterious note that Elizabeth receives tell her to do?

3. Why do Jake and Lucinda abandon Elizabeth and Ian at the cottage?

4. Who is Sir Frances Belhaven?

5. How does Elizabeth's friend, Alex, react when Elizabeth's uncle arranges three dates for her with three different suitors?

6. Why does Elizabeth think that Valerie tricked her into meeting Ian at the greenhouse?

7. Why doesn't Elizabeth think that Ian will be waiting for her at the cottage?

8. What rumors does Valerie begin to spread about Elizabeth and Ian?

9. Who is Viscount Mondevale?

10. How does Elizabeth trick Sir Frances Belhaven into thinking that she is not marriage material?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Elizabeth finds herself frequently confused about her feelings about Ian. Choose two examples of scenes in which Elizabeth is confused about her feelings. What prompts the confusion in each of these scenes? How does Elizabeth get to the bottom of her feelings and desires? What message do you think McNaught is attempting to give the readers about the mentality of women at the time in which this novel is set? Do you agree with this message? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Elizabeth is snooping around Ian's home, she finds a treasure box from his childhood. First, explain where Elizabeth found this treasure box, and why it was an unusual place for a lady of her standing to be snooping. Then, explain what items Elizabeth found stored in the treasure box and why Ian had kept these items for all these years. Finally, describe Ian's reaction to seeing the treasure box again. What explanation does he give to Elizabeth for keeping it hidden all this time?

Essay Topic 3

When Elizabeth's parents died, she was raised primarily with the help of her elder brother, Robert, and her faithful servants. Fist, explain how Elizabeth's life was immediately impacted upon her parents' deaths. Then, compare / contrast the ways Robert and the servants affected her childhood. Which authority figure seemed to have the greatest impact on Elizabeth's upbringing?

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