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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. Why does Harriet think John married Margaret?

2. How does John compliment Harriet?

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

4. What does William do that disgusts Hetty?

5. Why does Margaret say John is lucky to have her as a wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Mr. Bush give Margaret?

3. Why is Harriet married to William?

4. How does John act towards Margaret when Harriet leaves?

5. How does Harriet try to avoid scandal from the situation between her, John and Margaret?

6. How does Margaret react to seeing John and Harriet kissing?

7. Why does John hate his job at the art gallery?

8. Why does Margaret's job upset John?

9. How does Margaret surprise John in the final act?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Margaret's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the one she is at the end.

1. What did Margaret hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Margaret's ideas about life?

3. How has Margaret's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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