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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 kind of view does Iris have of Monica?

2. How does Edith view herself at the beginning of the story?

3. When Edith dresses and goes downstairs for dinner for the first time, who is giving off the rosy scent in the air?

4. How does the tall, thin woman greet Edith at the cafe with the large glass windows?

5. What are Edith's two past times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Iris do that makes Edith understand that she is not comfortable socially unless in the dominant position?

2. Describe how Mrs. Pusey was taken care of by her late husband?

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

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

5. Why does Edith hear a scream from the Pusey room?

6. How did Edith meet David?

7. Which type of animal does Edith consider herself to be?

8. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

9. What does Edith write in her first letter to David?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Iris and Jennifer Pusey. Why does it seem strange to onlookers?

Essay Topic 2

Edith befriends both Iris and Monica throughout this book. Compare and contrast Iris and Monica's characters using text from the story to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Give the full picture of Edith's relationship with Geoffrey Long. Start with how they met, include their courting time, and then finish with their wedding day. Be sure to include Edith's feelings that the author makes known while this process is happening.

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