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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 Margery do just after Enid confesses to her that she killed her husband in Chapter 42?

2. What item of Mundic's does the British consul keep before releasing Mundic and telling him to report back in one week?

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

4. What do the shantytown boys steal from the bungalow each time Margery and Enid go to the mountain?

5. What does Mrs. Pope tell Mundic about Margery when he tells her he is looking for her in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the British consul soften up on Mundic after Mundic is brought to him for questioning?

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

5. How does Margery react when Enid tells her she has a gun she stole from Taylor?

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

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

8. How does Margery decide she will help Enid after she learns the truth about Enid's husband?

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

10. What does Enid confess to Margery in Chapter 42 just two weeks before they are to depart New Caledonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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