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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 type of work does Hans do as an adult?

2. What kind of relationship do Mordecai and Daniel develop after Daniel pawns his ring?

3. Who does Daniel request help from in opening and translating the chest?

4. Who does Gwendolyn request be sent to her after she and Sir Hugo discuss what Grandcourt has left her in the will?

5. Why does Hans have a drawing of Rex with him when he visits Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sir Hugo confess to Daniel about his reason for keeping Daniel's parentage in secret for so long?

3. How does Daniel's mother misrepresent Daniel's identity to her servants?

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

5. What does Joseph Kalonymos talk to Daniel about before he hands over the family chest?

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

7. What important financial news does Grandcourt make Lush tell Gwendolyn?

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

9. What does Daniel tell his mother when he first sees her?

10. How do the Cohens react when Daniel and Mordecai tell them that Mordecai will be leaving them to go live with his long-lost sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Gwendolyn is often described (particularly at the beginning of the novel) as self-centered and spoiled. In contrast, write a well-reasoned paper that discusses 1) how those traits are actually positives in Gwendolyn's character and 2) how those traits would be viewed more as positives if Gwendolyn were a man. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Using supporting text from the book, write a well-reasoned essay discussing whether the character of Gwendolyn is capable of loving anyone.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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