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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandcourt assure Lydia of after he tells her that he has become engaged to Gwendolyn?
(a) That he really wishes that he were engaged to her instead.
(b) That she must now address him as a boss and not a lover.
(c) That he will never see her again.
(d) That he will continue to take care of her and the children.

2. According to Mrs. Davilow, what two options are available as a profession for Gwendolyn?
(a) Being a painter in a museum or a singer in a choir.
(b) Being a teacher in a university or a professor at an all-girls school.
(c) Being a nurse in a hosptial or a nun in a church.
(d) Being a teacher in a school or a governess to a family.

3. Who does the reader learn raised Grandcourt like a son?
(a) The Reverend.
(b) Lydia Glasher.
(c) Sir Hugo Mallinger.
(d) Gwendolyn.

4. In what job does Mrs. Davilow think Gwendolyn will be happiest?
(a) As a nurse.
(b) As a governess.
(c) As a teacher.
(d) As a singer.

5. How does Gwendolyn sell her necklace the morning that she leaves the gambling town?
(a) She sells it to the gambling house.
(b) She sells it to a girl on the street.
(c) She sells it to a man on the street.
(d) She sells it to a pawn shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that Mrs. Davilow tells Gwendolyn that they are not going to be traveling or moving abroad?

2. Why is Herr Klesmer hesitant to confess his love for Catherine?

3. How does Gwendolyn first feel about the idea of a proposal that is expected to come from Grandcourt?

4. With whom has Gwendolyn come to the city to gamble?

5. Who does Mrs. Davilow think is likely to be Daniels' father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gwendolyn request of Grandcourt during their conversation about getting married?

2. What does Mirah believe about her brother and sister when she runs away from her father?

3. Why does Mr. Lush encourage Grandcourt to seek Catherine Arrowpoint's favor?

4. Why does Gwendolyn react coldly when Grandcourt tells her that he is going out of town shortly after their engagement?

5. What does the letter that Gwendolyn receives on the night she gambles say?

6. What does Daniel tell his uncle right after he finds the girl at the river?

7. What does Mrs. Meyrick believe about Mirah when she takes her in?

8. What does the letter that Lydia includes in the package with the diamonds that she sends to Gwendolyn say?

9. Why does Gwendolyn think that her family will travel abroad after she leaves Grandcourt before he can propose?

10. How does Lydia react when Grandcourt asks her to return his diamonds?

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