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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. In Edith's books what type of animal represents the women that would end up with the man?

2. What happens when Edith wakes up from sleeping in Chapter 5?

3. How does Jennifer act in general?

4. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a hare?

5. Why does Mme. de Bonneuil not live with her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two types of animals does Edith use to describe women and where did she get this idea from?

2. Why does Edith think that women get married?

3. What family member was Edith closest to and why?

4. Why does Edith not take all of the clothes out of her luggage when unpacking?

5. Does Iris like Monica?

6. How do Penelope and Edith differ when it comes to men?

7. Why is Iris visibly upset when Edith sees her in the dining room after working on her novel?

8. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

9. In Chapter 2, it says that Edith dresses and reluctantly goes downstairs for dinner. What reason do they give for her reluctance?

10. What does Edith think about the dynamics of the relationship between Iris and Jennifer Pusey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Iris's birthday party. What were the preparations made and what events occurred during the party? What were the guests' reactions to the presentation? Do you think the party made Edith like Iris more or less? Iris acts surprised by the commotion, but did she really plan all of it? What did the author want the reader to take away from this chapter in the book?

Essay Topic 2

While Edith is on the boat with Mr. Neville, she goes through a variety of emotions, but they are all negative. Some of the words used to describe her are uneasy, sick, unsafe, distressed, unsettling, and uncomfortable. What are the underlying causes for these emotions? What has triggered them all at the same time? Does Mr. Neville sense that this is the way that Edith is feeling?

Essay Topic 3

When Edith sees Mr. Neville sneaking out of Jennifer's bedroom at the end of the book, it says that she wasn't surprised to see this. Why do you think that Edith wasn't surprised? Why do you think that she had no emotional response to the situation when most engaged women would be devastated?

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