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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. Why does Edith express fear towards Jennifer and Iris Pusey?

2. What does Monica say about Jennifer?

3. What does the unnamed man from the cafe hand to Edith?

4. Who took Edith out to eat before she left for her trip in order to help raise her spirits?

5. Who is dead in Edith's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is required to become a guest at the Hotel du Lac?

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

3. In Chapter 3, what is Edith's letter to David about?

4. What does Monica tell Edith about Mme. de Bonnevil and her son?

5. Why is Edith at the hotel in the beginning of the book?

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

7. Why does Edith think that women get married?

8. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

9. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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