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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. In Chapter 29, how many times a week does Charles Whitehouse play golf?

2. What is Olivia wearing on day three of the trial?

3. What denier were Olivia's tights the day she alleges that James raped her?

4. What is the name of the maitre d' of the Cock restaurant in Chapter 17?

5. Where does Sophie go to cry after arguing with James in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does it appear that Angela sees Kitty during the trial?

2. What does Holly do after James rapes her?

3. Why does Kate think that so many women do not resist advances?

4. What does Holly do when she returns home after being accosted?

5. What is James thinking about the damage he and the Libertines are doing at the Cock restaurant in Chapter 17?

6. When Kate questions James, what is her strategy?

7. How is Kate coping with losing James' case?

8. What does Tuppence say about the way that she and Charles raised James?

9. In Chapter 17, why do James and Tom exit the restaurant quickly?

10. In Chapter 28, what does Sophie realize about her relationship with James?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tuppence, James’ mother, admits that her son has poor character traits. What poor character traits does Tuppence see in James? Why does she think that she and her husband are responsible for James’ lack of character and morality?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Vaughan use foreshadowing in Anatomy of a Scandal? How does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Sophie eventually files for divorce. How and why does Sophie’s marriage collapse and cause her to file for divorce?

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