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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 Jennifer act in general?

2. How did Penelope know David?

3. What does Edith tell Monica about Jennifer?

4. In real life, what kind of animal does Edith think always gets the man?

5. Why did Edith go through a period where she wrote for 10 hours a day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Edith close her eyes while sitting outside at the cafe downtown?

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

3. Name three amenities that the Hotel du Lac does not have that many other hotels do.

4. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

5. Describe a woman that would be considered a hare by Edith.

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

7. What is David's wife's reaction to him hinting that he is cheating on her?

8. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Edith decides to no longer be friends with the Pusey women. What was the first impression that Edith received from the Pusey women? What part of this first impression started a negative feeling with Edith? How did Edith feel about Iris's reaction when the blouse maker left? How did Iris's birthday party make Edith feel about her? When Iris had the commotion in her room, what was the final straw with Edith concerning Iris's behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Talk about Edith's relationship with her own parents. Describe Edith's relationship with her mother. Why was it strained? Describe Edith's relationship with her father. Discuss why every time she thinks of her father, she starts to cry in the story. How does the author reveal Edith's relationship with her parents to the reader?

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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