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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. About what does Mary pick up a pamphlet?

2. How far away is the station from the farm?

3. What does Mary notice in the newspaper?

4. What does Samson do better than Mary?

5. How far is the farm from town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Turners' reputation in the community.

2. How does Mary react to the first new servant?

3. What spoiled Mary's happiness with her single life?

4. What does Dick usually do when he fights with Mary?

5. How does Mary treat Samson?

6. What were the two happy times during Mary's childhood?

7. Of what is every white woman in South Africa brought up to be afraid?

8. What does Mary think influenced her decision to get married?

9. What type of store does Dick build on the farm? What does Mary think about it?

10. How do the man's remarks at the station change Mary's perception of Dick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on Mary's relationship with Dick. Be sure to address:

1) The key failings of Dick and Mary's marriage.

2) The personality type with whom Mary would be a good match.

3) How Dick influences Mary's character, and vice versa.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on isolation and the effects it can have on the human psyche. Be sure to address:

1) The effect of isolation on Mary Turner.

2) Real-life examples of humans struggling against isolation.

3) The psychological effects of isolation with research.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the circumstances of a real unsolved murder. Be sure to address:

1) Main suspects in the case.

2) Major theories on what happened.

3) What you think is the truth.

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