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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. What are Lucy and Miss Lavish looking for?

2. Where does Lucy feel the world makes sense?

3. What does Mr. Emerson say Lucy does not have to do with George?

4. Where does Lucy go with Miss Bartlett at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What does Mr. Beebe do once he learns Lucy is engaged?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is it ironic that Mr. Eager and Miss Lavish engage in a confrontational conversation on the carriage ride?

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

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

7. What aspects of society does the character Miss Bartlett represent?

8. Where does the second part of the novel take place and what does this location represent in terms of Lucy's womanhood?

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

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

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

"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.

Essay Topic 3

Symbols are used frequently in "A Room with a View." Choose one of the following three symbols and cite examples as to where, why, and how the symbol is used to tell the story.

1) Violets.

2) A room with a view.

3) The photographs George throws in the river.

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