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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. Why does Mr. Eager get angry when he is walking through town with Lucy and Miss Bartlett?
2. What topic causes Miss Alan to move the conversation away from the Emersons?
3. Why does Miss Bartlett immediately decline the offer for a room with a view?
4. What is Miss Alan's latest novel about?
5. For the group ride out in the country, what do Miss Bartlett and Miss Lavish plan out?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Cecil described?
2. When Lucy returns to the Pension following her kiss with George, where is she looking for him and what does this literal action represent?
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. What is the significance behind Cecil reading instead of playing tennis with Lucy?
5. Why is it ironic that Mr. Eager sends away the Italian, yet encourages Lucy to embrace the view from the window?
6. What does the driver at the end of Chapter 20 symbolize?
7. Why is it ironic that Cecil is the one who facilitates the Emersons' move to the villa?
8. What do violets represent in Room with a View? Where are they mentioned prior to Chapter 6?
9. Why is Miss Lavish interested in the experience Lucy has with the dying man?
10. When Mrs. Honeychurch compares Lucy to Miss Bartlett, how does Lucy respond and why? What does this comparison lead to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Phaeton and Persephone are symbolic characters. Discuss the following:
1) Who are Phaeton and Persephone in Greek Mythology?
2) What do these characters represent in "A Room with a View"?
3) Why is their presence appropriate at the point they appear within the story?
Essay Topic 2
When Lucy first meets the Emerson family, the character George is depressed. As his family recognizes the importance of a room with a view, what does George's depression signify? If George did not believe in a room with a view, would his character still be depressed at this point in the story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
"A Room with a View" often satirizes those who are living by society's rules. Choose three examples from the novel that demonstrate where society is satirized. Analyze how and why the information is portrayed as satirical.
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