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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. Irene does not tell Brian about bumping into Bellew because
2. John Bellew enters Felise's apartment in a state of
3. What is a personality trait of Clare's that stands out in Irene's mind?
4. For more than a week, Helga remains in a state of
5. Irene allowing Clare into the private rooms of the house symbolizes
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of parent is Clare Kendry? What are the clues, thus far, that help us to draw conclusions about her parenting abilities? How has Larsen informed us about this?
2. How does this time in Helga's life compare to other times? Is it similar or different? In what ways?
3. Things have taken a turn for the worse at the Redfields'. What are the clues that the story is inching toward a conclusion as it pertains to the Redfields and Clare Kendry? What conclusions can we draw about this section of the story?
4. What do we know about Clare Kendry from her letter to Irene? What do we know about her from this chapter?
5. Discuss how giving birth to her fourth child seems to be Helga's breaking point. Why does this happen? What does the death of her infant symbolize?
6. How did her religion help Helga through difficult times?
7. During a period while Clare is gone, is there peace in the Redfield home? Why, or why not?
8. Hugh Wentworth, the white author, comes back into the story during the afternoon tea scene. What is Wentworth's role? Is he a true friend to Irene? To Clare?
9. After two years pass, Clare again wants to become involved in Irene's life. Is Irene's reaction negative or positive? Explain her reaction.
10. What, exactly, does Irene fervently wish John Bellew could know? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From a woman's perspective, did Larsen break ground for or elevate women in her writing? For blacks? For black women? How did Larsen's characters portray women, in general? Was it constructive? Do the characters provide an example of strong, evolving womanhood? Why, or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the music in Harlem during the 1920s, including popular musicians and their audiences. Do some of the same venues still exist there? Does the traditional music of the 1920s still exist there? What permanent mark did early Harlem leave on music, if any?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Hugh Wentworth? What is his role in Larsen's writing? Do a close review of both stories and determine why Larsen includes Wentworth as a character. Is he simply a literary device for her? What does he represent?
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