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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 does John compliment Harriet?

2. What does Jack say he would like to make Harriet pay for?

3. What does Margaret say John makes $4,000 painting?

4. What does Hetty say she does while Harriet plays the role of society woman?

5. What does William do that disgusts Hetty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William tell John about his background?

2. Why does Harriet want William to flatter Margaret?

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

4. What does Hetty tell Harriet she represents?

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

6. What moment in Act 2 suggests John and Margaret's marriage is in trouble?

7. What do Margaret and Hetty vow to each other before they leave?

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

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

10. How does Harriet persuade Margaret to leave the apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does John dislike his work at the gallery? How can John use his work to become a more successful painter? How important do you think it is for an artist to understand the business side of their work?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Gerstenberg gives three of her main characters alter ego's with names that she has abbreviated from his or her's full name. For example, Harriet becomes Hetty. Pick one of the following characters and his or her alter ego and examine what meaning his or her's name brings to the two sides of his or her's personality:

1. Harriet/Hetty.

2. Margaret/Maggie.

3. John/Jack.

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