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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. What connection does Robert make between the item he has found in George's trunk and Lady Audley?

2. Who does Robert tell Captain Maldon he believes is dead?

3. Where does Robert's own journey take him at the end of Chapter 6 of Volume 1?

4. Why does Lord Audley believe Alicia turned down a proposal made to her?

5. Why does Robert request an invitation to visit Audley Court in Chapter 7 of Volume 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does George make guardian of his son, Georgie? Why?

2. Where does Robert believe George has gone when he wakes to find him missing?

3. Who is Robert Audley and how is he related to Lord Audley?

4. What is the age difference between Lucy Graham and Lord Audley's daughter, Alicia?

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

6. What instrument does Lady Audley play after dinner?

7. What characteristics of Lucy Graham's draw Lord Audley to her?

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

9. Who does Robert see at the London train station that causes him surprise?

10. Where does Robert choose to stay after being removed from Audley Court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. Where is the novel set? Why did the author choose this setting? In what time period is the novel set? Is this time period contemporary to the author? What impact did the author's life have on her story? How might the story have been different if set in a different place or time? What impact does the setting have on the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss two of the following literary techniques in detail, using information from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Metaphor

2) Style

3) Symbolism.

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