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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose is the fourth remark that the Chair reads?

2. Who does Wingate suggest they give the money to?

3. Which of the following couples stands to speak?

4. Who do the Richardses imagine is listening to them in the next room?

5. Who does Mr. Richards ask to help him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mr. Richards' character to the person he was at the beginning to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What did Mr. Richards hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events change Mr. Richards' ideas about life?

3) How has Mr. Richards' character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about the early 20th century society:

1) Vanity.

2) Class system.

3) Treatment of outsiders.

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