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

2. How does Daniel learn about Lydia?

3. What type of work does Hans do as an adult?

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

5. How does Daniel tell Mordecai and Mirah that he is going to see his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Gwendolyn hesitant to talk to Daniel while she is staying at the Abbey?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Fanny has a complicated role in the novel. Using three specific examples of her actions, write an essay discussing why she is a respectable person; or why she is not a respectable person.

Essay Topic 2

Gambling makes several appearances in the novel. Analyze at least two scenes in which gambling appears, and discuss 1) what function it serves in the plot; 2) what the reader learns about at least one character involved in the scene; and 3) what message Eliot is trying to convey to the reader by including gambling instead of another activity at that point in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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