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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 much time does Robert tell Lady Audley he will wait in hopes of receiving an answer to his newspaper ads?

2. Why is Phoebe jealous of Lady Audley?

3. Which house guest proposes marriage to Alicia Audley?

4. How does Captain Maldon react to the news that someone he knows has been killed?

5. What is George's emotional state and its cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lady Audley visit Robert at Mount Stanning?

2. What causes Robert to guess that George never left Essex?

3. Who does Robert learn was in his flat while he was in Essex?

4. What old friend does Robert run into and what is this friend looking for?

5. What business do Luke and Phoebe purchase after their wedding?

6. What does Mrs. Plowson, Georgie's babysitter, attempt to keep Georgie from telling Robert?

7. Who is Sir Harry Towers and what offer does he make to Alicia Audley?

8. Why is a second invitation to Audley Court rescinded after George and Robert arrive in a local village?

9. What response does Robert receive when he requests a visit with his uncle, Lord Audley?

10. Why does Alicia Audley think that Robert is in love with his uncle's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lady Audley go to London after speaking to Robert about his plan to find George Talboys? What does Lady Audley do while in London? How does the reader know this? Does Robert realize what Lady Audley has done? How does Robert figure it out? What is Lady Audley trying to hide? Is she successful in this? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following themes and their importance to the overall plot of the novel:

1) Secrets

2) Family

3) Greed.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss insanity. Why does Lady Audley begin claiming that Robert Audley is insane? Why does Lady Audley fall back on the idea of insanity? How does Lady Audley hope this claim against Robert will cause him to back off her secrets? Why does Lady Audley claim that Robert makes her uncomfortable and that her husband should have him declared insane? Is Robert insane? In whose family does insanity really run?

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