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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. While Julian consoles Rocky, where does Mildred go?

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

3. Who arrives at Mildred's apartment after Julian?

4. After the dinner with Mrs. Bone, what does Mildred smell from the Napiers' when she walks by?

5. How does Mildred feel after refusing the invite?

Short Essay Questions

1. After speaking with Miss Clovis, what does Mildred discuss with Winifred?

2. What argument does Allegra and Winifred have in regards to flowers?

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

4. What does Allegra suggest over lunch and how does Mildred react?

5. What does Mildred discover while taking care of the Napiers' apartment?

6. What does Helena tell Mildred while they have tea together during Mildred's holiday?

7. What does Julian say to Mildred after Mildred finds out about his engagement to Allegra?

8. What do the parishioners get together to decorate and how do they decide their roles for this task?

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

10. How do people react to Julian's news and the drama which had taken place earlier in the night between Winifred and Allegra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mildred's relationship with Everard. What is their relationship based on? Friendship? Romance? What was Mildred's first impression of Everard? What does Everard think of Mildred? Is there any indication that they will move forward with their relationship in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the climax of the novel. What happens at the climax of Excellent Women? How does it affect the remainder of the novel?

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