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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 does Edith compare the Puseys' room to after having visited it?
2. The Hotel Du Lac belongs to what family?
3. How does Edith view herself at the beginning of the story?
4. What does Monica tell Edith about Mme. de Bonneuil's son?
5. Why did Edith go through a period where she wrote for 10 hours a day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is required to become a guest at the Hotel du Lac?
2. Does Iris like Monica?
3. Describe how Mrs. Pusey was taken care of by her late husband?
4. Why does Edith not take all of the clothes out of her luggage when unpacking?
5. What does Monica tell Edith about Mme. de Bonnevil and her son?
6. In Chapter 3, what is Edith's letter to David about?
7. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?
8. Which type of animal does Edith consider herself to be?
9. What is David's wife's reaction to him hinting that he is cheating on her?
10. What about the relationship between Iris and Jennifer is Edith jealous about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the symbolic significance of Edith writing "Returning" on her telegram?
Essay Topic 2
Edith's last letter to David discusses all the questions that the reader has accumulated throughout the book. Write about all the information the reader is given in this last letter. What did you find out about all of the past letters that Edith wrote in the book? How often did David and Edith meet? What was both Edith and David's commitment levels to their relationship? Why has David not contacted Edith?
Essay Topic 3
Explain why Mr. Neville feels that both himself and Edith will appear foolish if they remain unmarried. What does Mr. Neville's first wife have to do with him feeling he will look foolish? What is Mr. Neville hoping to rectify through marriage? Why does Mr. Neville feel that Edith needs to be married to not look foolish socially? What does Mr. Neville say about Edith's face looking sorrowful while talking to other people as a single woman? How will marriage fix this?
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