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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 Gwendolyn feel about gambling?

2. Why does Herr tell Gwendolyn that she cannot count on Catherine as a patron?

3. Who greets Grandcourt when he goes calling to Gwendolyn's house the day after she meets Lydia Glasher?

4. What does Herr Klesmer do for a living?

5. What club does Gwendolyn join with Reverend Gascoigne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the two reasons that Gwendolyn regrets losing her money gambling?

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

6. For what reason does Daniel visit Grandcourt after he becomes engaged?

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

8. How does Hans Meyrick's family feel about Daniel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwendolyn comments that she does not want to continue tutoring her younger sister because she is ignorant. Write a well-reasoned essay that discusses 1) which character from the text is the most ignorant; 2) what evidence from the text supports your choice; and 3) two literary devices that Eliot uses to convey that character's ignorance to the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Gambling makes several appearances in the novel. Analyze at least two scenes in which gambling appears, and discuss 1) what function it serves in the plot; 2) what the reader learns about at least one character involved in the scene; and 3) what message Eliot is trying to convey to the reader by including gambling instead of another activity at that point in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What literary devices does Eliot use to convey traits about two characters (of your choosing) within the first scene of the story? Thinking about the way that Eliot uses characters, foreshadowing, and dialogue, describe how those devices help the reader learn more about the characters, as well as what is going to happen later in the novel.

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