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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. Whom does Hans confess to have fallen in love with to Daniel?

3. What does Daniel notice about Mordecai upon returning to visit him after pawning his ring?

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

5. Who is Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Grandcourt suspect about the package of diamonds that Gwendolyn has received?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two male characters from "Daniel Deronda".

Essay Topic 3

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.

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