View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which actor is missing at the first performance in Chapter 11?

2. At what hotel did Rose book the room?

3. What is in the envelope that Dawn has created for Richard?

4. What medical problem does Stella develop?

5. What does Stella say to Geoffrey about his conversation with Meredith?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dawn give Bunny an envelope at the train station?

3. How does Stella feel after upsetting Lily and what does she do about it?

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

5. How does Stella feel about going to the after-party?

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

7. What are the two questions that Lily asks Stella, which leads to Stella telling her to shut up?

8. How does O'Hara feel about Stella?

9. Where does Uncle Vernon get invited to three days before Christmas, and who invites him?

10. What does Geoffrey say to Meredith at the after-party regarding how he is feeling about their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Stella remains unattached and unemotional about most major events in her life. Cite specific examples from the book that tell of these events.

Essay Topic 3

Did starting the book with a flash-forward add to the quality of the book or inhibit it? What are the benefits, as the reader, to having the information from the flash-forward? What are the drawbacks to being given the flash-forward?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 629 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample