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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 item did Helen Talboys leave with Mrs. Balkham when she left town?

2. How does Robert reveal what he feels about Alicia?

3. How does Lord Audley react to Lady Audley's tears?

4. What does Lady Audley say she did after George abandoned her?

5. Why does Robert return to the home of the Talboys?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What letter does Phoebe give to Lady Audley on her visit?

4. Where does Lucy tell Robert he can find George?

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

6. What does Robert suggest is the cause of Lady Audley's lies and deceit?

7. What does Lady Audley tell her husband about her walk with Robert?

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

9. How does Lady Audley react when Robert confronts her with all the evidence he has gathered?

10. How does Lord Audley react to his wife's tale of betrayal?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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