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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 Helen treat her medical condition?

2. What is Melrose's last name?

3. What does Jury admit to Helen when the first meet?

4. How does Jury know something bad has happened to Helen?

5. Where is Helen's body found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lady Agatha react to Melrose's giving up of his title?

2. Why does Melrose think he was invited to travel with Vivian?

3. How does Racer interact with Cyril?

4. Who discovers Helen's body?

5. How does Cyril interact with Racer?

6. What important information does Maureen give Jury about her time in school?

7. What does Cullen say in his phone call to Jury at the end of Chapter 9?

8. How does Melrose respond to Lady Agatha's comment that he is an "unconfirmed bachelor"?

9. What keen observation of Helen does Jury make when they first meet?

10. What happens when Jury walks into the church as the novel opens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose at least one female character from "Jerusalem Inn" and discuss at least three ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least three things that Grimes is able to do with the character of Helen because she is a woman AND at least three things she is *not* able to do with her because she is a woman.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it was necessary for Beatrice to die in "Jerusalem Inn." Make sure to discuss what effect her death has on the text in general and on Jury in particular -- and why those consequences were necessary for the story.

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