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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 did Alicia name her son?

2. What did Olivia represent?

3. What was the name of the retired Sunday School teacher?

4. How many phones were there on the desk?

5. What did Olivia's father buy her when she was a little girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Olivia's father encourage her to go to business school?

2. What was important about the dress that Olivia selected to wear at her wedding?

3. How did Olivia's nervousness affect her?

4. In what way did Malcolm acknowledge Olivia's desire to be loved?

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

6. How did Mal's birth revive Olivia's hopes for love? What actually occurred?

7. What did Malcolm do that upset and embarrassed Olivia?

8. What began happening to Alicia and Garland?

9. What had Malcolm's mother done and what explanation did he offer for her behavior?

10. What comparisons do the household staff make in regards to Olivia and Alicia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alicia's progression from innocence to experience throughout her stay at Foxworth Hall. How did she end up reacting to the cold and unforgiving nature of Olivia, and how might this be utilized as a metaphor for the real world?

Essay Topic 2

Although Olivia and Malcolm both continued to mourn the loss of Mal and Joel, Corinne wished to get on with her life and continue living and go back to being happy. Discuss the difference in behavior between the three people regarding the death of Mal and Joel and illustrate how each dealt with the passing.

Essay Topic 3

Both Mal and Joel died due to fact that they hadn't listened to their father. Prove or disprove this statement and discuss how the story might have been altered if they had both been allowed to live.

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