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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 objections does Olivia put in about Garland's age?

2. Why did Olivia greet Malcolm warmly when he had approached her in the nursery?

3. What mountains were "looming like sleeping giants?"

4. How did the people at Olivia's reception make her feel?

5. What characteristic(s) of women did Malcolm despise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia's nervousness affect her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Olivia have to fight Malcolm over?

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

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

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

Throughout the novel, contrast is utilized to provide clarity to situations and characters. Find three examples of this and illustrate the contrast between them.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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