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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Miss Alan say she is recovering from?
(a) A sniffle.
(b) A forgotten memory.
(c) A lost novel.
(d) Gout.

2. The character proposing to Lucy is described as what?
(a) Modern.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Gangly.
(d) Medieval.

3. Right after playing the piano for Mr. Beebe, what does Lucy insist on doing?
(a) Dressing for bed.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Going out.
(d) Taking a bath.

4. What topic causes Miss Alan to move the conversation away from the Emersons?
(a) Romance.
(b) Gout.
(c) Money.
(d) Violets.

5. In a conversation with Mr. Beebe, what does Lucy have strong feelings about?
(a) Social conventions.
(b) Proprietry.
(c) War.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. During the group ride back from the country, the ride must halt for what?

3. What does Lucy witness at the Palace Signoria?

4. What type of group ride is taken at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What does Cecil speak ill of to Lucy's mother and brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance behind Cecil reading instead of playing tennis with Lucy?

2. How is the character of Cecil described?

3. When Cecil speaks to Lucy's mother and brother about Cecil's engagement to Lucy, what are some of the remarks Cecil makes?

4. Why does Lucy ignore Miss Bartlett's advice to share her history with George?

5. What does the driver at the end of Chapter 20 symbolize?

6. What is the meaning of the quote Mr. Emerson has written on the wardrobe?

7. After Lucy has a fight with Mrs. Honeychurch, what is the view she sees out the window?

8. What symbol in nature is used to express Lucy's emotion after her kiss with George?

9. The final chapter in A Room with a View takes place back in Italy. What does this location change symbolize?

10. Cecil and Lucy share a kiss by Sacred Lake. How does it compare to Lucy's kiss with George?

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