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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. How do Harriet and Margaret react when they see each other?

2. What does William apologize to Harriet for being?

3. What does Hetty think Harriet should encourage William to do?

4. What is the name of William's wife?

5. What does Harriet want Margaret to bellieve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William react when Harriet tells him her real feelings from him?

2. How does William try but fail to please Harriet in the first act?

3. Why is Margaret angry at John's attitude towards their marriage?

4. How does Margaret help John in the final section?

5. How does William disappoint Harriet when he first meets Margaret?

6. What does the group think about as the orchestra plays?

7. Why does Maggie think John is taking his time over Harriet's portrait?

8. Why is John's alter ego, Jack, in shock when he first appears?

9. How do John and Harriet and Jack and Hetty act when Margaret finally leaves them alone?

10. Why does Hetty say she is the one who has suffered in Harriet's marriage to William?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is Mr. Brush's role in the play? Why does he not have an alter ego like the other main characters? How would Mr. Brush's role in the play change if he did have an alter ego?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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