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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. Who does Lucy receive letters from?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) George.
(c) Miss Bartlett.
(d) Lucy's mother and brother.

2. Who is proposing to Lucy at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Phaeton.
(b) Cecil.
(c) George.
(d) Mr. Emerson.

3. Where does Lucy feel the world makes sense?
(a) In London.
(b) At the piano.
(c) At the ocean.
(d) Outdoors.

4. What level of gratitude does Miss Bartlett demonstrate to George when accepting the room?
(a) She is effusive in her thanks.
(b) She is barely grateful.
(c) She is warmly grateful.
(d) She bursts into tears.

5. Miss Bartlett is afraid Lucy will think Florence is what?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Boring.
(d) Elitist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Miss Bartlett and Lucy run into on their outing in Chapter 5?

2. What do Lucy and Miss Bartlett complain about at their meal?

3. In Chapter 4, why does George throw an object into the river?

4. When Lucy and Miss Bartlett go on a walk with Mr. Eager, what do they purchase?

5. What does Lucy feel about Miss Bartlett's actions towards George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Emerson suggest to Lucy regarding the character George?

2. At what point in the story does Lucy declare her love for Cecil and why?

3. When Lucy returns to the Pension following her kiss with George, where is she looking for him and what does this literal action represent?

4. Lucy is often compared to Miss Bartlett throughout the novel. After she breaks off her engagement with Cecil, in what way does she become similar to Miss Bartlett yet again?

5. Why is it ironic that Mr. Eager sends away the Italian, yet encourages Lucy to embrace the view from the window?

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

7. What dramatic event happens in Chapter 4? What does Lucy say to George regarding the event?

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

9. Miss Alans refers to the stomach as "S". What does this demonstrate about Miss Alans and her expectations of society?

10. Why does Lucy want to keep Miss Bartlett from coming to visit once the Emersons have moved into the villas?

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