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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 does Mildred do with a co-worker on Wednesdays?

2. What does Julian arrive in time for at the Malorys?

3. What does Mildred think of the speech she hears at the Learned Society?

4. Where is Helena's husband?

5. What is Helena's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mildred and Dora learn from a Wren officer on the way home from a school reunion?

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

3. Who does Mildred run into after her annual lunch date?

4. How does Helena feel about her husband's return and why does she feel this way?

5. Why does Mildred visit the Malory house in Chapter 7, and what does she do while there?

6. What does Mildred do during her time at the Learned Society?

7. Who is Dora?

8. Where does Rocky go with Mildred and Dora and how does Mildred find this encounter?

9. Who does Mildred run into at church?

10. Describe Rockingham Napier.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel Excellent Women. Where and where is the novel set? How does the time period affect the storyline? How does the place affect the storyline? Would the story change drastically if the time or place were to change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the novel as a satire. What is satire? Why is Excellent Women an example of one?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the church in Mildred's life. Why is it important to her? What does the church provide for Mildred besides a location for worship? How does Mildred's background relate to the church?

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