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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 do all the guests take their coffee together in the salon?

2. What does Mr. Neville have a collection of?

3. Why has Mr. Neville decided to stay at the hotel longer?

4. Who turned down many offers of marriage because her mother didn't approve of the man?

5. Where does Edith visit to contemplate her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Edith's car approaches the registry?

2. What does Mr. Neville say that the secret to contentment is?

3. What are the preparations that were made for Iris's birthday party?

4. Why does Edith agree to marry Geoffrey?

5. Why does Mr. Neville tell Edith to walk around the deck?

6. What does Edith say about categories that writers are put in?

7. Who does Edith compare Jennifer to in her mind during Iris's birthday party?

8. What are the preparations that Iris made personally for her birthday party?

9. Why does Edith not marry Mr. Neville and what are her new plans?

10. What happened with Mr. Neville's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think that Mr. Neville chose Edith for his proposal when he was having relations with Jennifer? Now that you have read the entire book, what do you think the commotion really was in Jennifer's bedroom in Chapter 10? Explain how the commotion really went, including the important details that the author left out in Chapter10.

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

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?

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