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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 do the parishioners get together?

2. What does Rocky leave Mildred in charge of while he is away?

3. What month does Mildred go on her annual holiday?

4. How does Mildred react to the duty given to her by Rocky?

5. What is Mrs. Bone fascinated with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allegra tell Mildred while they are having lunch?

2. How does the drama with Julian, Winifred, and Allegra affect Mildred afterward?

3. What does Mildred do when she finds herself attracted to Rocky?

4. What does Julian announce when he arrives at Mildred's apartment?

5. What does Mildred find upon her return from the dinner with Everard, and why is the situation as it is?

6. For their annual holiday, where do Mildred and Dora go and what do they do?

7. Who arrives at Mildred's apartment on evening overwrought and soaking wet?

8. What do Everard and Mildred do after he meets her at her office, and what does Everard tell Mildred during this time?

9. What do Miss Clovis, Mildred, and Helena talk about while having tea together?

10. What does Miss Clovis have to say about Rocky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel Excellent Women. What is literary fiction? What are the elements of literary fiction? Which of these elements can be found in Excellent Women?

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 social rules and moral codes that Mildred lives by. How do they restrict her? How do they affect her throughout the book?

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