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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 do Reverend and Mrs. Gascoigne react to Gwendolyn when they learn of her engagement to Grandcourt?

2. What does Daniel think upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time?

3. What does Gwendolyn tell Grandcourt right after she meets Lydia Glasher?

4. What hotel does Mr. Lush settle his "mystery guest" in as Grandcourt is preparing to propose to Gwendolyn?

5. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt's offer to put her jacket on her after the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Anna a little disappointed to hear of Gwendolyn's engagement?

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

9. What is Anna like in comparison to Gwendolyn once they reach their mid-twenties?

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

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

Write an essay discussing the role that Herr Klesmer plays in the novel, as well as a minimum of two ways that Eliot uses his characters to fulfill that role.

Essay Topic 3

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

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