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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maggie want Margaret to get the money from the painting?

2. What does Margaret pretend to want to know when she surprisingly returns to the house?

3. What does Maggie want Margaret to start taking care of?

4. Who remarks on the excitement of John and Harriet being close together?

5. When does Margaret say she started to become lonely?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what way do the characters' alter egos represent their true selves? What do you think would happen if one of the characters spoke out how they truly felt? How difficult is it to be your true self.

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