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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 lands on Margery's face when she is trying to sleep outside in her hammock their first night on the mountain?

2. How does Margery cope with her fear of being trapped on the mountain in the storm in Chapter 34?

3. What does Enid show Margery she had been hiding in the red valise in Chapter 42 after confessing she killed her husband?

4. How many specimens do Enid and Margery find when they return to the mountain in Chapter 38?

5. Why does Enid insist on taking Mr. Rawlings up the mountain with them at the start of their expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margery tell Enid about her relationship with the Professor in Chapter 38?

2. What does Enid tell Margery about her past when they are having lunch in Poum in Chapter 37?

3. Why do the British papers no longer speak of Nancy Collett, and what news takes over?

4. Why are Enid and Margery unable to begin their expedition the first three days they arrive? How do the shantytown boys react when they depart and why?

5. How does Mrs. Pope become certain that Margery and Enid were involved in the school break-in in Chapter 40?

6. What are some of the signs in Chapter 46 that Enid is not well after giving birth to Gloria?

7. How does Dolly Wiggs get involved with Enid and Margery in Chapter 48?

8. What does Enid confess to Margery about herself and her marriage on their fourth trek up the mountain in Chapter 36?

9. What do Mrs. Pope and her friends discuss at her Friday crafting gathering in Chapter 29?

10. How does Mundic manage to find Margery and Enid's bungalow in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character analysis of Mundic in Miss Benson's Beetle. Is he a protagonist or antagonist? Focus your analysis on the character's psychology. Describe Mundic's internal anguish. Is he a danger? If so, to whom? In what ways does Mundic's behavior deviate from societal norms? How has the war impacted Mundic's sense of reality? Why is Mundic's story significant to the overall storyline in Miss Bensons's Beetle?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the significance of war on Miss Benson's Beetle. How is Margery's life impacted by the first world war? How are all the character's lives impacted by the second world war? In what ways do the wars develop the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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