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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a girl improve her social status in Gibbsville?

2. What does Julian do after the reporter leaves?

3. What does Monsignor Creedon tell Julian?

4. Who is Lute surprised to see come into the Stage Coach Inn?

5. When does Al Greco leave his hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the author choose to use the omniscient narrator perspective for this story? What does this point of view entail? What do you know about the characters and the plot line that you would not know from a different point of view?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it especially tragic that Julian reaches out to another person besides Caroline--Monsignor Creedon--and not receive any help? Why is Monsignor Creedon also a tragic figure? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Caroline. Do you think she is happy being married to Julian? Or was marriage just an inevitable path for women in the 1920s? Do you think she is pleased with her choice or just making the best of a difficult situation? Explain.

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