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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 kind remark does Gwendolyn make to Daniel before she leaves the Abbey?

2. What do the Cohens think about Mordecai reuniting with his sister?

3. What led Daniel's mother to marry the man who is now her husband?

4. Whom does Hans confess to have fallen in love with to Daniel?

5. Who is also in the room when Mordecai tells his life story to Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sir Hugo think about Gwendolyn and Daniel after Grandcourt passes away?

2. What does Mordecai predict will happen after Mirah first gives her father money?

3. Why had Daniel's mother marry so quickly?

4. What does the reader learn about the Arrowpoints during the conversation among Daniel, Grandcourt and Gwendolyn at the Abbey?

5. What does Grandcourt suspect about the package of diamonds that Gwendolyn has received?

6. As their marriage sours, what does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn in relation to Lush dining with them?

7. Why did Mordecai's mother share a special bonded with his younger sister?

8. Where does Mordecai take Daniel before he tells him his life story?

9. What advice does Daniel give Gwendolyn when she asks what to do if someone has wronged someone else?

10. How does Rex react to the news that Gwendolyn's husband has drowned?

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 quite a vivid imagination, particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. Write an essay discussing three ways that Gwendolyn's imagination has a significant impact on her life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three reasons why a female author would write under a male pen name and what influence if any, the reasons would have on the reader.

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