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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. How does Catherine feel about Herr Klesmer?

2. How does Daniel feel about gambling?

3. What socially awkward topic does Gwendolyn ask Mrs. Davilow about after she is engaged?

4. In what job does Mrs. Davilow think Gwendolyn will be happiest?

5. Which two characters does Daniel come to realize to be living together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rex tries to go hunting with Gwendolyn?

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

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

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

5. What does Mirah come to realize about her father as she gets older?

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

7. How does Gwendolyn react when she receives her pawned necklace supposedly from Daniel?

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

9. In contrast to what she originally believed, what does Mirah quickly learn about her brother and sister when she runs away from her father?

10. How does Mrs. Davilow respond to Gwendolyn's question about illegitimate children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two male characters from "Daniel Deronda".

Essay Topic 2

Select a character from the list below. Then examine three major choices that the character made in the play, and what those choices reveal to the reader about that him or her.

1) Gwendolyn

2) Daniel

3) Rex

4) Grandcourt

Essay Topic 3

Using supporting text from the book, write an essay discussing whether Gwendolyn should have married Grandcourt.

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