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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 Garland's wife's name?

2. What had Olivia waited to have for so long?

3. What had Olivia's father done without her knowledge?

4. What is Malcolm's father's bride to Olivia?

5. What uniforms did Olivia find in the attic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why hadn't Malcolm taken a wife?

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

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

5. How did Olivia feel about meeting Malcolm and how did she feel once she had met him?

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

7. What both intrigued and dismayed Olivia about the library?

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

9. How did the guests make Olivia feel at her reception?

10. How did Olivia's nervousness affect her?

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

Malcolm makes every effort to ensure that Corinne never goes without, yet ignores both of his sons. Discuss why this might be. How does Malcolm view Corinne? In what way does he make allowances for her that he didn't make for Mal and Joel? How does she repay this favoritism?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Malcolm's frugal nature. When was his frugality forgotten and for what purpose? Explain how his stingy nature everywhere else in his life led Malcolm to financial success, and how beautiful women could be considered as his financial downfall or his vice.

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