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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 are Maggie and Celia sure of when they say goodbye to each other?

2. When is Celia told her marriage to Leonard will take place?

3. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, who informs the guests that Celia is severely ill?

4. What has hindered Julian's attempts to see the King?

5. What opinion does Celia have of the Dacres?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Wat find the traveling group a place to stay?

2. How does Dr. Julian treat Mrs. Allen for her fit?

3. What does Dr. Julian foresee in Celia's horoscope?

4. What does Richard decide to do after Celia is taken to the hospital?

5. How does Stephen react when Celia throws herself at him the day before her trip to the north?

6. What is Celia's family background?

7. What is Stephen's condition when he is retrieved from the dungeon?

8. What is Celia's mood like when she and Ursula set out for the north?

9. What upsets Celia about her conversation with Dr. Akananda?

10. Why is Sir Allen nervous about the King's visit to Cowdray?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A recurring motif of the novel "Green Darkness" is forbidden love, especially between Celia de Bohun and Stephen Marsdon. How does this motif affect the emotions of the reader? Why is their love forbidden and how do they overcome this hurdle? What other characters experience forbidden love?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set during the Tudor period. Discuss Tudor society, as well as what is happening in England at the time in which the novel is set and how this affects the characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The novel introduces Celia and Richard as a couple who are experiencing marriage problems. Although it is evident that they once loved each other, something seems to be tearing them apart presently. Describe the way in which Celia and Richard met and fell in love. What goes wrong in their marriage? How do they try to fix it? How do they treat one another? What parallels can be made between the relationship between Celia and Richard Marsdon and Celia de Bohun and Stephen Marsdon?

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