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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 is the main conflict when Philip comes to stay at the vicarage?

2. What does Louisa make for every Sunday meal?

3. How does Philip describe the girl who is assigned to guide him through the classes?

4. How does William describe the way his brother spent money?

5. Why is the young woman living at the boarding house with Philip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Philip feel about Hayward when they first meet?

2. Why does Louisa always make a point to talk to the churchwarden when she is in town?

3. What happens when Philip returns to school after his bout of Scarlet Fever?

4. How does Philip discover his love of reading?

5. How does Philip feel after he finally gets the chance to be intimate with Emily?

6. What does Philip do to try to heal his foot?

7. How does Philip end up paying for his move to Paris?

8. Why do Louisa and William send Philip to King's School?

9. What causes a huge argument between Philip and his uncle?

10. What keepsake does Phillip choose from the house, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Maugham have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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