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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. Where does the book Margery's father shows her say the golden beetle can be found?

2. Who does Margery think of when she boards the flying boat at the start of Chapter 17?

3. What does Enid name the stray dog that begins to follow her and Margery around Noumea in Chapter 18?

4. What does Margery ask Enid to stop doing after the cop lets them go in Chapter 23?

5. What does Enid tell Margery when she returns after her fall down the stairs in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margery laugh at Mr. Mundic during their interview for the assistant position?

2. What does the bungalow look like when Margery and Enid first arrive there in Chapter 25?

3. How does Enid work to improve the state of the bungalow in Chapter 25?

4. How does Margery learn that Enid stole equipment from the Catholic school?

5. What does Margery think when she sees the golden beetle in her father's book Incredible Creatures, and what does she decide she will do after her father leaves the room?

6. How does Margery learn that Enid stole the old army jeep they are driving in Chapter 23?

7. Describe the letters Enid Pretty writes Margery to inquire about the job Margery posted in the newspaper.

8. Why was Enid's husband unable to go to war despite having gone to military training?

9. What does Margery place an ad in the newspaper for the day after she walks out of her job in Chapter 2?

10. Why do Enid and Margery have to sleep in their jeep the first day they arrive in Poum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Margery and Enid in Miss Benson's Beetle. What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the character of Mrs. Pope in Miss Benson's Beetle. Who is she? What is her marriage like? Why does she become consumed with Enid and Margery? How does this subplot impact the larger story?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Joyce's commentary on gender in Miss Benson's Beetle. How is Margery’s gender important to the story? How does it impact the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

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