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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 title Ian holds within his family?

2. What does the investigator dislike most about Ian?

3. What is Ian doing when Elizabeth leaves the cottage to accept her engagement?

4. What does Elizabeth say when she sees her engagement ring for the first time?

5. Where does Elizabeth discover Ian's childhood treasure box?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth prepare for her escape from Ian with Robert?

2. How does Ian react when he sees Havenhurst for the first time?

3. What does Elizabeth discover hidden in a tree house near Ian's cottage?

4. What stipulations does Elizabeth make before accepting her engagement to Ian?

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

6. How does Elizabeth feel about shopping at the town markets?

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

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

9. What rumor does Ian spread about Elizabeth at the ball, changing her status in high society?

10. What does Elizabeth's private investigator report to her on the morning of her wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Robert returns to Havenhurst after going missing for so many years, he returns with a mouth full of lies. First, create a list of the lies Robert spreads upon returning home. What do you think his motivations were in spreading all these terrible lies? Then, describe what happened to Elizabeth when she listened to and believed her brother's lies? How was her life altered by his return?

Essay Topic 2

After Elizabeth saves Ian Thornton from a potential duel with Lord Everly, she meets him outside the party, alone. First, explain how Ian Thornton reacts to Elizabeth's feminine charms at the party. Then, explain how Elizabeth responds to Ian's proposals. Finally, compare / contrast Elizabeth's external and internal feelings about Ian Thornton. How does she represent her feelings for him, and how do these representations compare / contrast with her internal, private feelings about him?

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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