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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. Why is Portia nervous in chapter 8?

2. Why is Lilian at Portia's school?

3. What does Portia think about as she sits in front of the fire in Thomas's study?

4. With whom does Anna return home in part 1, chapter 2?

5. What does Eddie say to Portia about Anna?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Anna meet Eddie?

2. What does Portia think about as she sits in Thomas's study with him?

3. What does Portia tell Lilian about why she likes Eddie?

4. How does Daphne greet Portia?

5. How does Matchett feel about Mrs. Quayne?

6. What did Eddie do to Anna, after knowing her for several weeks, that upset her?

7. What do Portia and Lilian talk about during school lunch in chapter 4?

8. Why is Mrs. Heccomb looking forward to Eddie's visit?

9. How does Eddie react when Portia confronts him about holding Daphne's hand?

10. Why is Portia staying with Anna and Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Anna and Portia. What similarities do the two share? How are they different? Do you think it was their similarities or their differences that made their relationship with one another so difficult? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Eddie and Portia had a rocky relationship, with many ups and downs. Was there a single turning point that resulted in the end of Eddie and Portia's relationship? If so, what was it? If not, how did the gradual changing of their relationship progress? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Dickie tells Portia that a person's character is what truly matters, and that it will shape his/her destiny. At what other points in the novel is this principle demonstrated? Does it turn out to be accurate? Why or why not? Portia doesn't seem to understand Dickie when he says it; do you think she understands what he meant by the end of the novel? Why or why not?

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