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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 kind of friendship does Geoffrey say that he has with Meredith?

2. Where is the reporter from that will interview Stella?

3. Who gives Stella the coat with the fur collar?

4. What does O'Hara think about while lying in bed?

5. What does Stella wear in Chapter 11 that is new?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stella's new role for the third play put on in the book?

2. Why does Stella not wear the coat that Lily got her?

3. What is happening with Richard during the rehearsals in Chapter 7 for the third play of the book?

4. What new job has Meredith given Stella in Chapter 6, and what is so funny about it?

5. What does Richard think about the situation with Dawn?

6. What is going on with Stella's health in Chapter 7?

7. What has happened since Hilary received Meredith's telegram?

8. What is the third production in the book that the company will put on, and who will play the lead?

9. What does Stella say that she does to practice for bad situations?

10. Where does O'Hara stay while in Liverpool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Stella's buried past being brought to light through her experiences in the theater? Cite specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Meredith and Stella's characters. Be sure to discuss both of these characters actions and their attitudes about themselves and others.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how a bath is drawn at the point in time of the novel in Liverpool. The author goes to great lengths to describe how this process was extremely hard work compared to modern day baths where you just turn on the water. How does the author taking time out to address this help the reader become part of the time period and setting of the book?

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