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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. Which character tells Queenie in Chapter 20 that she is "damaged goods" (230)?
2. Which adverb does Carty-Williams use to describe the tone of Jacob's voice when he tells Queenie, "Exciting times ahead!" (229)?
3. The final resolution Queenie includes on her list in Chapter 15 involves which topic?
4. Which two words does Queenie use in Chapter 23 to describe Janet's office?
5. In what type of location does Chapter 17 open?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the significance of Gina's use of the words "radical" and "palatable" (190) in relation to Queenie's request to write an article in Chapter 16.
2. How does Queenie find out that Cassandra has been seeing Guy?
3. What decision does Queenie make about her friendships in Chapter 22 and what action does she then take?
4. How does Queenie come to attend a number of sessions with Janet, despite her initial feelings?
5. Discuss an instance when Carty-Williams uses irony to highlight the humor inherent in a particular situation.
6. How does Queenie gain access to the offices of The Daily Read in Chapter 13?
7. In what way does the theme of betrayal arise within Chapter 18?
8. Who is Elspeth?
9. What major life change does Queenie undergo in Chapter 22?
10. To whom does Queenie send a text message at the start of Chapter 19 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Carty-Williams’s novel Queenie. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about Queenie while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Queenie and one of the novel's main messages. How does Carty-Williams make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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