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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 is Helena annoyed by during her tea with Miss Clovis and Mildred?

2. How does Helena know Miss Clovis?

3. Where does Mildred go on her annual holiday?

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

5. What does Mildred go to see on her annual holiday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rocky ask Mildred in a letter and how does Mildred react?

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

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

5. When Everard takes Mildred out for lunch, what do they talk about?

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

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

8. Where does Rocky go, and what task does he leave Mildred to take care of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss marriage in Excellent Women. How is marriage viewed by the characters in the novel. What does marriage have to do with the issues that Mildred faces? What are Mildred's views on marriage? How does the author portray marriage in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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