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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. What does Rex tell Anna that he is going to do after he is rebuffed by her?

2. Who is Catherine?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna think that her life will be like when Rex is first mentioned in the novel?

2. How does Gwendolyn feel about Grandcourt after the ball?

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

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

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

6. How does Mirah Lapidoth introduce herself to Mrs. Meyrick?

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

8. What is Daniel's relation to Sir Hugo Mallinger?

9. What does Lydia Glasher tell Gwendolyn when they first meet?

10. How does Gwendolyn react when she enters her family's new rented house in Offendene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific text throughout your essay, compare and contrast the characters of Anna and Gwendolyn.

Essay Topic 2

Gwendolyn has a pattern of convincing herself out of responsibility for certain actions, as well from choices she makes that have negative or harsh consequences. Given that pattern of hers, discuss why Gwendolyn is actually completely at fault for Grandcourt's death, using the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least three instances in which Gwendolyn faces inner turmoil but projects a calm, outward demeanor; and at least one literary device that Eliot uses to convey Gwendolyn's tension to the reader through each example.

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