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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. Where is Hayward from?

2. How long does Philip have to decide if he does not want to complete his apprenticeship?

3. How does Philip learn about the relationship between the man and the girl in the boarding house?

4. Why is Philip woken up at the beginning of the book?

5. Who does Philip say is the only person who could have changed his mind about leaving school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip decide to do after his first visit to Paris?

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

3. What does Philip like to hear Emily talk about?

4. What does Phillip's mother die of?

5. What is the routine for Sundays at the vicarage?

6. What would have been the only thing that would have changed Philip's mind about quitting school?

7. How do the boys force Philip to show off his clubfoot?

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

9. What does Phillip do to feel close to his mother after her death?

10. What happens after Philip has been in Germany for three months?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Louisa is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

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

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