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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. How long had Margery worked at the school at the time she walked out?
2. What article of clothing does Margery pack for special occasions?
3. Why do the boiler men who find Mundic decide not to turn him in and help him stay on the ship instead?
4. What is Margery teaching her students at the start of Chapter 2?
5. Who does Margery think of when she boards the flying boat at the start of Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Enid help Margery board the plane in Chapter 17, "Two Pairs of Wings"?
2. 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?
3. Why was Enid's husband unable to go to war despite having gone to military training?
4. How does Taylor react to seeing Margery in their hut when she goes there to find Enid in Chapter 14?
5. What does Margery place an ad in the newspaper for the day after she walks out of her job in Chapter 2?
6. Why do Enid and Margery have to sleep in their jeep the first day they arrive in Poum?
7. How does Margery react when Enid comes to their cabin door covered in blood at the start of Chapter 12?
8. What does the bungalow look like when Margery and Enid first arrive there in Chapter 25?
9. What are the four problems Margery encounters when they first arrive at New Caledonia in Chapter 18?
10. Describe the note Margery's students are passing around during her domestic science class in Chapter 2.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Miss Benson's Beetle incorporate both comedic and tragic elements. Write an essay discussing how these elements are used in the novel. How does combining these elements impact the reader's experience? Use textual evidence to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Joyces's language style and word choice in Miss Benson's Beetle. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining guns as a symbol in Miss Benson's Beetle. In what scenes do guns appear? What is the context? How do guns develop the narrative?
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