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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. Who is Joseph Kalonymos?
2. Who does Gwendolyn request be sent to her after she and Sir Hugo discuss what Grandcourt has left her in the will?
3. Who tells the Cohen family that Mordecai's missing family has been found?
4. How does Mordecai react to Daniel's kindness upon finding him a place to live?
5. What is the name of Mordecai's sister who is taken?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn about finances?
2. Why had Daniel's mother marry so quickly?
3. What kind of wedding ceremony do Daniel and Mirah have?
4. How does Rex react to the news that Gwendolyn's husband has drowned?
5. As their marriage sours, what does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn in relation to Lush dining with them?
6. What does the reader learn about the Arrowpoints during the conversation among Daniel, Grandcourt and Gwendolyn at the Abbey?
7. 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?
8. How did Daniel's mother come to find out about him as an adult?
9. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt being upset about how she conducts herself around Daniel?
10. Why did Mordecai's mother share a special bonded with his younger sister?
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
While Gwendolyn is clearly her mother's favorite child, she reacts very apologetically if she ever hurts her mother's feelings or disobeys her. Discuss what a minimum of two of those types of interactions show the reader about Gwendolyn's character, as well as that of Franny's.
Essay Topic 3
Using supporting text from the book, write a well-reasoned essay discussing whether the character of Gwendolyn is capable of loving anyone.
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