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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. How does Gwendolyn explain her reaction to receiving the package from Lydia?

3. How is Mordecai notified that his father has taken his little sister away?

4. What does Daniel think about Gwendolyn's dependence on him after Grandcourt dies?

5. What is the purpose that Mirah's father claims to want money the first time that he asks her to aid him financially?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of wedding ceremony do Daniel and Mirah have?

3. How did Daniel's mother come to find out about him as an adult?

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

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

6. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt being upset about how she conducts herself around Daniel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What literary devices does Eliot use to convey traits about two characters (of your choosing) within the first scene of the story? Thinking about the way that Eliot uses characters, foreshadowing, and dialogue, describe how those devices help the reader learn more about the characters, as well as what is going to happen later in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the play, some characters are (1) admired but not respected, (2) respected but not admired, and (3) admired and respected. Select one character who in your opinion fits each description, and using supporting text from the book, write an essay stating who admires and/or respects them and why.

Essay Topic 3

Select a character from the list below. Then examine three major choices that the character made in the play, and what those choices reveal to the reader about that him or her.

1) Gwendolyn

2) Daniel

3) Rex

4) Grandcourt

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