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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 Elizabeth say when she sees her engagement ring for the first time?

2. What is Ian's grandfather doing when he must wait impatiently before rushing off to find Elizabeth?

3. On which important day does Elizabeth finally hear back from her private investigator?

4. How does Ian's grandfather react to seeing him after so many years away from home?

5. Where does Robert claim to have been working during the years he was away from home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who demands that Elizabeth leave Ian's cottage and return to Havenhurst at once?

2. How does the news from the private investigator affect Elizabeth's decisions on her wedding day?

3. Why does Elizabeth prefer to marry an older man?

4. Why does Elizabeth constantly chide Ian about his spending habits?

5. What new things does Elizabeth learn about Ian after they are married?

6. How does Ian react when Belhaven tries to monopolize Elizabeth's time at the ball?

7. How does Elizabeth react when it is time for her and her husband to retire for the evening after their wedding ceremony?

8. How does Elizabeth react to the news that she is now engaged to Ian instead of Belhaven?

9. How does Ian convince Elizabeth's family to let him marry her?

10. What is Elizabeth's initial reaction to Montmayne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ian is from Scotland, the land he still returns to and calls his home. First, describe Ian's life in Scotland. Then, compare / contrast that to Ian's life in England. How does Ian's life change when he takes over his grandfather's title in London? What is he giving up in order to marry Elizabeth? What is he gaining?

Essay Topic 2

Letter writing is a crucial element to communication, and mis-communication, throughout this novel of high jinks. Choose one incident when letter writing was used as a method of confusion. Then, compare / contrast that to an instance with letter writing was used as a method of clarification. Do you think this novel could have proceeded if there were more methods of communication available, such as telephones or emails? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Havenhurst is a place of extreme sentimental value to Elizabeth. First, describe the setting of Havenhurst. Then, explain why this place has such sentimental value to Elizabeth and what she alters in her marriage contract to ensure that it will always be hers. Finally, explain Ian's reaction to seeing Havenhurst for the first time. What does Ian's reaction tell the reader about this place?

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