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

2. The unnamed man at the cafe finds the idea that Edith may be a writer ________.

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

4. What mode of transportation do the Puseys use to get around while staying at the hotel?

5. Where does Edith go for her first walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Neville reveal to Edith on their walk together?

4. What about the relationship between Iris and Jennifer is Edith jealous about?

5. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

6. Why does Edith remember when she wrote the book that Iris is reading?

7. What does Edith remark to herself while Monica eats her eclair?

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

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

10. Describe a woman that would be considered a tortoise by Edith.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edith was engaged to Geoffrey Long and Mr. Neville at two different times in this story. Compare and contrast the two men that she was engaged to using the text from the story to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on all the ways that Edith feels her life will change if she marries Mr. Neville. How does she feel that her life will change socially? Where will she live? How will being married change the way that she feels about herself?

Essay Topic 3

Write your opinion of this book. Did you like it? Why or why not? Did it hold your interest? Was it slow moving? What was your favorite part? What would you have liked to see go differently?

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