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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 Clare learn about the dance?

2. Whom does John Bellew look for at the party?

3. What do Irene and Hugh Wentworth talk about?

4. Whom does Clare ask to invite her to the dance?

5. How does Irene feel about Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Irene see Clare again?

2. What does John tell Clare when he finds her at the party?

3. What makes Irene fear Brian will leave her? What does she do the prevent it?

4. What is Irene's reaction when Clare shows up at her house for the Freeland party? How does she initially plan to keep her away from Brian?

5. How does the dance turn out? Who dances with Clare?

6. Who invited Clare to the party for Hugh Wentworth and why?

7. How does Irene react when she runs into John?

8. What thoughts linger within Irene after the party? What does she begin to consider?

9. What does Clare learn about the dance that makes her want to be invited?

10. Why does Irene decide not to reveal Clare's real race to John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Part 3, Chapters 1 and 2 which describe Irene's growing suspicion that Clare and Brian are having an affair.

a) What aspect of Brian's behavior causes Irene to think that he's having an affair with Clare?

b) How does Hugh Wentworth react to Brian and Clare?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 3, Chapters 3 and 4 which are the concluding chapters of the book.

a) How does Irene feel when she runs into John?

b) What does she regret not telling him?

Essay Topic 3

Summarize Part 2, Chapter 1 which introduces Irene's husband Brian into the story.

a) What strong feelings does Brian have on "passing"?

b) What advice does he give Irene about Clare?

c) What conflict exists between Irene and Brian?

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