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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 does Magaret say is lovely about Harriet?

2. What does Harriet want Hettie to show the world?

3. What does Harriet invite Margaret and John for?

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

5. What does Harriet want Margaret to bellieve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John decide to proceed in his relationship with Harriet?

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

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

4. In what way is William's character the foil to the other characters?

5. Why does Hetty stay with John?

6. What does William tell John about his background?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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