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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 city is the hospital Vivian works at located in?
2. Where is Malcolm's nephew set to go to college the following year?
3. Who is Maddie's friend who regularly works for the new Duchess?
4. What does the stable manager give to Vivian to give to the horse she will ride right before she gets on the horse?
5. In Chapter 4, what does Vivian tell Malcolm she hoped she might see in England?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what has Malcolm noticed about how most people behave when they are guests of the royal family?
2. In Chapter 4, why is Vivian reluctant to wear a hat despite the cold when she is out with Malcolm?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Tim, the stable manager, tell Vivian she should think about when she deals with the horses?
4. In Chapter 1, why are there often fires in the bedrooms at Sycamore Cottage, and what happened when the Duchess tried to use electric space heaters?
5. In Chapter 2, what does Malcolm as Vivian to do as a special outing the following day?
6. In Chapter 5, what kind of conversation do Vivian and Malcolm engage in, and about, as they look at their menus at lunch?
7. In Chapter 5, which member of Malcolm's family does Malcolm tell Vivian about, and what does he say about this person?
8. In Chapter 2, what question does Vivian ask Malcolm that is very forward and has to do with race?
9. In Chapter 5, how do Malcolm and Vivian communicate with each other when they are not face-to-face?
10. In Chapter 1, what big news does Vivian tell Maddie on the car ride to Sandringham?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Guillory's handling of descriptive sex scenes in the novel, like those in Chapter Ten, between two characters (Vivian and Malcolm) who are well into middle age.
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe Vivian's and Maddie's parent-child relationship dynamics? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Guillory makes a point of highlighting how different characters respond to Vivian upon first meeting her; she seems to put most people at ease. Write an essay discussing how and why Guillory highlights Vivian's appeal to other characters in the book, and explore how Guillory's descriptions of Vivian's interactions with other people contributes to the development and exposition of Vivian's character.
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