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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 does Robert tell the doctor that changes his mind about Lady Audley's physical and mental condition?

2. Where is the school located where Lucy Graham worked before coming to Essex?

3. What does Lord Audley insist does not run in the Audley family genes?

4. Who is Halcourt Talboys?

5. Who claims to have a witness who can prove Lady Audley and Helen Talboys are one and the same?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Phoebe come to visit Lady Audley the night after Lady Audley's discussion with Robert?

2. Where does Robert eventually learn George went after leaving Essex?

3. Why does Robert return to Essex after swearing to never step foot in Audley Court again?

4. What does Robert learn when he visits a badly burned Luke Marks?

5. Why does Robert visit a Mrs. Vincent?

6. Why does the doctor change his mind and agree that Lucy should be institutionalized?

7. How does Lady Audley react when Robert arrives at Audley Court the following day?

8. What does Clara discover when she catches sight of Lady Audley?

9. Why does George's sister follow Robert outside after he delivers the news that George has been murdered?

10. What does Lord Audley promise to do in order to care for Robert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's style. How is the novel structured? Is there anything unique about this structure? How might the novel have been more reader friendly? How might the style have impacted the themes in the novel? Does style affect story? In what ways? Discuss changes that might be made to the novel to make it more easily read by modern readers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Lucy Graham? For whom did Lucy Graham work before her marriage to Sir Michael Audley? Why does Sir Audley's daughter, Alicia, not like the new Lady Audley? Why does the new Lady Audley have trouble making friends with other women? What does Lady Audley think of her new family? What is the nature of Lady Audley's relationship with her maid, Phoebe? Why does Lady Audley give Phoebe and her new husband, Luke Marks, a great deal of money before their marriage? What does this say about Lady Audley's character?

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