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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 name of the character that first enters the scene?

2. What does John say he would prefer to be doing?

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

4. What is the name of Jack's alter ego?

5. What is William Sterling's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret stop John from eating the fruit in the bowl?

2. Describe Maximillian.

3. How does Harriet stop William from buying the portrait?

4. How does Margaret defy Maggie at the beginning of Act 2?

5. How does Gesternberg symbolize John as a starving artist?

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

7. Why does William still want to pay John for his work?

8. What problems do John and Margaret have in Act 2?

9. How does Mr. Brush persuade William to buy the portrait?

10. What does the willow tree in John's portrait indicate to Harriet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the story? How do turning points work to keep a reader interested in the story? When does Gerstenberg use her turning points and why does she use them at those particular moments?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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