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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. Why does Lady Audley go to Mount Stanning?

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

3. Who described Lady Audley in such a way that she resembled Helen Talboys?

4. What plan does Lady Audley concoct to make Robert leave Audley Court?

5. Where does George reveal he has been all this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What spurs Robert into action in the investigation of George's disappearance?

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

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

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

5. What suggestion does Robert make to Lady Audley in connection to George's death?

6. Why does Robert send Alicia to be with her father?

7. Why does Robert visit a Mrs. Vincent?

8. How does Robert make a connection between Lucy Graham and Helen Talboys?

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

10. How does George's father react to the news that George might have been murdered? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) Secrets

2) Family

3) Greed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Captain Maldon. What disease does Captain Maldon suffer? Why does Captain Maldon spend all the family's money on himself? What motive does Captain Maldon present to Helen to cause her to want to marry someone with money? Who is Captain Maldon's wife? Where is she? How does this reflect on Helen? How does Helen die? What role does Captain Maldon play in this death? Why does George leave his child in the care of Captain Maldon?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Robert Audley? How does Robert know George Talboys? Where has George been just before he meets up with Robert Audley? Why has he been there? Who is George currently looking for? What does George learn about this person he is searching for? How does this make George feel? Why does Robert accompany George to visit his father-in-law and his son, Georgie? What is the result of this visit? What does Robert find unusual about Captain Maldon's behavior at this visit?

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