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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 Everard Bone?

2. How many stories tall is Mildred's apartment building?

3. How does Helena feel about her husband coming home?

4. How is Mildred's appearance described as?

5. Who does Mildred point out that she is nothing like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rockingham Napier.

2. Why does Mildred leave the Malorys after helping with the curtains?

3. Who is Everard Bone?

4. How does Helena react when Everard comments that he will be going away, and what does she do later to contradict this reaction?

5. Where do Helena, Mildred, Rocky and Everard go together?

6. What does Mildred see on Ash Wednesday that she feels compelled to share with the Napiers?

7. What does Mildred see at Piccadilly?

8. What do the Malorys decide about their house?

9. How does Mildred first meet Helena, and why does this embarrass her?

10. Who does Mildred run into at church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characterization of women in the novel Excellent Women. Who are the main female characters in the novel? What are some similarities between them? What are some differences between them? Compare Helena and Mildred.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mildred's relationship with her downstairs neighbor, Rocky. What is her first impression of Rocky? What are their feelings for one another? Does Mildred have romantic feelings for Rocky? Does Rocky have romantic feelings for Mildred?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of repression in the novel Excellent Women. Who is repressed and why? How does the social repression of women affect the plot of the novel?

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