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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 was Olivia not to discuss at the table?

2. What did Alicia name her son?

3. Where will Malcolm's father be sleeping?

4. Malcolm didn't inform his father about what?

5. How many tiers on the chandeliers were lit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia's nervousness affect her?

2. What startled Olivia about the kiss she shared with Malcolm at the end of their wedding?

3. In what way did Malcolm come on to Alicia?

4. What had Olivia been certain about in regards to the attic?

5. Why hadn't Malcolm taken a wife?

6. What were some of the major differences between Garland and Malcolm?

7. What lived in the shadows of Malcolm Foxworth? How did this news affect Olivia?

8. What memory did Olivia have that made her feel claustrophobic?

9. What kinds of things did Olivia find in the attic?

10. How was Garland and Alicia's love obvious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Malcolm doesn't love Olivia, he marries her. Discuss what may have caused Malcolm to seek out a woman to marry whom he would never love? What are some logical reasons for such behavior?

Essay Topic 2

How did Olivia deal with Malcolm's betrayal when he impregnated Alicia? How had she found the perfect solution that would allow everyone to save face and yet allow herself to remain in complete control of everyone? What events precipitated these actions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the high society people who attend Malcolm's parties. How do they treat Olivia? Suggest reasons for this treatment. How does this same society react to Corinne?

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