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

2. When Lucy reacts as she does to George's unhappiness, Mr. Emerson accuses Lucy of being what?
(a) In a mood.
(b) In a muddle.
(c) In a funk.
(d) In a prison.

3. Miss Bartlett makes Lucy promise to keep the kiss a secret from whom?
(a) The Pension.
(b) Mr. Emerson.
(c) Lucy's mother.
(d) Lucy's best friend.

4. What city does Lucy suggest she and Miss Bartlett take a train to?
(a) Rome.
(b) Venice.
(c) Naples.
(d) Sperlonga.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Lucy and Miss Lavish after breakfast?

3. Miss Bartlett is afraid Lucy will think Florence is what?

4. Where is Miss Bartlett from?

5. When Miss Bartlett accepts the room with a view, why is the owner of the room not there to receive her acceptance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cecil want the Emersons to move into the villa? What does Cecil attribute Lucy's negative response to the situation as?

3. Miss Bartlett and Miss Lavish spend a great deal of time determining who should sit where on the carriage ride so as to avoid tension. In the end, the two women lose control of the seating. What does this symbolize?

4. Mr. Beebe thinks on a comment he once made after hearing Lucy play in a recital. What is the comment and what does it mean?

5. Lucy has a nightmare in Chapter 11 and wakes up screaming. What does this symbolize?

6. Phaeton is bribed with a coin to keep silent about Lucy and George. Why is this ironic?

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

8. What is the result of the view Mr. Eager shares with Lucy?

9. The first chapter of Room with a View is set in Florence, Italy. What type of city is Florence and why might this have been chosen as the setting?

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

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