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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 Mundic been home from Burma, according to the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What do the shanty boys try to sell Enid and Margery at the bungalow in Chapter 25?

3. What British news do the ladies at the garden party ask Margery about in Chapter 21?

4. What initials are on Enid's red valise before she covers them with a Band-Aid?

5. Who is the author of the pocket guide Margery reads in preparation for her expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Enid help Margery board the plane in Chapter 17, "Two Pairs of Wings"?

2. What happens when Mundic arrives in Brisbane? How does he end up heading to New Caledonia?

3. Why does Margery tell Enid that "the post is no longer available" (42) when she first meets her at Fenchurch Station in Chapter 7?

4. How does Margery ultimately realize her brother's died in 1914?

5. How does Mundic manage to get a cabin on the ship Enid and Margery are on?

6. Chapter 22 describes how information on Nancy Collett was all over the British newspapers. What information do they have so far about Nancy and her accomplice?

7. What does Enid do when Margery tells her that her missing Gladstone bag has all of the equipment she needs in Chapter 19?

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

9. How does Taylor react to seeing Margery in their hut when she goes there to find Enid in Chapter 14?

10. What happens in their cabin on the boat that makes Margery decide she does not trust Enid and will find a new assistant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Joyce's Miss Benson's Beetle. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Rachel Joyce's Miss Benson's Beetle. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the novel is effective in conveying the story’s themes of friendship, female identity, ambition, and endurance.

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing Joyce's choice to write Miss Benson's Beetle in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

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