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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 happens to Lucy and Miss Lavish after breakfast?
2. What does Lucy long for at the beginning of Chapter 5?
3. What is the name of Lucy's home?
4. Who defends Phaeton's attempt to kiss someone?
5. What does Lucy say she wants at the end of Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lucy gets lost in Chapter 2, what is the end result? Why is this significant?
2. Who does Lucy recommend Mr. Beebe rent his villa out to and why?
3. Lucy has a nightmare in Chapter 11 and wakes up screaming. What does this symbolize?
4. What does the driver at the end of Chapter 20 symbolize?
5. Explain the description of women at the beginning of Chapter 4. How is the character of Lucy described?
6. Although it may seem adventurous to travel to Greece, Lucy desires to go for a different purpose altogether. What is it?
7. Where does the second part of the novel take place and what does this location represent in terms of Lucy's womanhood?
8. In Chapter 5, what does the Italian that keeps bothering the group represent? What does it mean when Mr. Eager shoos the Italian away from Lucy?
9. When Miss Bartlett does not speak with the Emersons at church, choosing instead to go to the carriage, what does Lucy realize?
10. Why is it ironic that Mr. Eager sends away the Italian, yet encourages Lucy to embrace the view from the window?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
George and Cecil are two men that compete for Lucy's love. These two characters are very different, in both action and word. Analyze the differences in these characters and ultimately, why one of them is the right match for Lucy.
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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