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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's mother feel about the possibility of Gwendolyn marrying Grandcourt?

2. How does Grandcourt ask permission to visit Gwendolyn from her after he arrives in Offendene?

3. Who is Anna?

4. What does Gwendolyn notice about Grandcourt during the ball?

5. Why does Gwendolyn end up dancing with Grandcourt at the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Grandcourt think that he needs to do in order to gain Gwendolyn's forgiveness as he learns that Gwendolyn has left town before he has had the opportunity to propose?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Davilow think that Gwendolyn must leave home and get a job?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Mr. Lush against the idea of marriage between Gwendolyn and Grandcourt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Using supporting text from the book, write an essay discussing at least three reasons why Daniel should have married Gwendolyn.

Essay Topic 3

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

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