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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 does Daniel learn about his father?

2. Where do Grandcourt and Gwendolyn go yachting?

3. What are Daniel and Sir Hugo upset about following Grandcourt's death?

4. Where does Daniel's mother want to meet him?

5. Who eventually tells Daniel that Gwendolyn knows about Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Before she confides in him, what does Daniel surmise about Gwendolyn's knowledge of Lydia?

5. Why does Daniel think that Hans' love for Mirah will not result in a long-lasting relationship?

6. What does Daniel's mother tell him about her heritage?

7. What does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn about finances?

8. What does Mordecai say about the Mrs. Cohen's older daughter when Daniel first asks about her?

9. What does Gwendolyn tell Sir Hugo about what Grandcourt has left her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Rex is quite complicated. In fact, one could make an argument that he is either a man of action or a man of inaction. Using three specific examples in support from the text, write an essay stating either that Rex is a man of action; or that Rex is a man of inaction.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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