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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 does Enid tell Margery that Gloria will not be happy to learn when she grows up in Chapter 48?

2. What does Enid realize is gone while she piles stones for Mr. Rawlings grave in Chapter 39?

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

4. What do the French police tell Mr. Pope his wife should stop doing after they go to the bungalow in Chapter 49?

5. What does Enid tell Margery she felt was a sign from Perce that she had done the right thing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Mundic finds Margery and Enid at the end of the novel.

2. Why do Enid and Margery have to run from Dolly's place in Chapter 50?

3. What happens when a female officer pulls Enid and Margery over in Chapter 50 after they leave Dolly's?

4. How does Margery react when Enid asks her if she would feel more comfortable if they kept Taylor's gun? What does Enid do with the gun?

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

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

7. What does Professor Smith do when Margery tells him of the golden beetle?

8. What does Mrs. Pope learn when she contacts the Natural History Museum to inquire about Margery and Enid? What does she believe after this contact?

9. Describe Mundic's physical and mental health in Chapter 45 around when he finds the bungalow while Enid is in labor?

10. Why does Enid begin to think she is still pregnant, and how does Margery react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Joyce's decision to use third person point-of-view in Miss Benson's Beetle. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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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