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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. Who does Robert think might have had reason to enter his apartment?

2. Who does Robert sea at the London train station?

3. Why does Robert spend a great deal of time around Lady Audley?

4. Who does Robert find at Captain Maldon's house, caring for Georgie?

5. From what illness does Captain Maldon appear to suffer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Lady Audley's maid, Phoebe, and her fiance, Luke, ask Lady Audley for money?

4. What does Robert find when he inspects George's luggage?

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

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

7. Where does Robert go when he does not find George at his flat in London?

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

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

10. Where does Captain Maldon claim George has gone? What proof does he have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the letters that Luke Marks gives to Robert Audley at the end of the story. What surprise do these letters reveal? Why are these letters significant? Does Robert tell anyone about the letters? Why did Luke Marks hold on to the letters after they were given to him? What might have happened had Luke given the letters to the appropriate people as soon as he received them?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lady Audley attempt to burn down Phoebe and Luke Marks' inn? Why does Lady Audley lock Robert's door from the outside? Who is injured in this fire? Why? Why does Lady Audley believe Robert Audley will die? Why is Lady Audley to find Robert still alive? Why does Lady Audley confess to her real identity when she learns Robert survived the fire? How does Sir Michael Audley react? How does Robert get Lady Audley confined to a mental institution after this incident?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss symbolism as it relates to the items Phoebe and Luke find in Lady Audley's jewelry box. What is important about these items? What might they mean to Lady Audley? How do Luke and Phoebe plan to use these items to blackmail Lady Audley? Why does Lady Audley pay these blackmailers?

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