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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. Who leaves Vivian a note the first morning she wakes up at the Duchess's cottage?
2. What does the Queen's private secretary invite Vivian to do on her first day staying at the Duchess's cottage?
3. In Chapter 5, what does Malcolm ask Vivian to do with him on the spur of the moment?
4. In Chapter 5, what does Malcolm tell Vivian his nephew Miles is taking a year off between high school and college to do?
5. What is one reason Vivian is nervous about her trip to the stables in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what big news does Vivian tell Maddie on the car ride to Sandringham?
2. In Chapter 2, what has Malcolm noticed about how most people behave when they are guests of the royal family?
3. In Chapter 3, how does Vivian tell Malcolm she feels about their outing on Sandringham Estate the second day of her visit there?
4. In Chapter 4, what forward question does Vivian ask Malcolm about his personal life?
5. In Chapter 2, what does Vivian tell Malcolm she thinks is funny about the way the royal family names it houses and structures?
6. In Chapter 5, what has frustrated Vivian about her recent dates with men?
7. In Chapter 4, what do the royal stables mean to Vivian as she thinks about her impending visit there?
8. In Chapter 4, why is Vivian reluctant to wear a hat despite the cold when she is out with Malcolm?
9. In Chapter 5, what kind of conversation do Vivian and Malcolm engage in, and about, as they look at their menus at lunch?
10. In Chapter 2, what is difficult for Vivian to get used to as she walks around Sandringham Estate with Malcolm and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter two, why do you think Vivian asks Malcolm whether there are other black people who work closely with the Queen? Why do you think Malcolm seems not to mind Vivian's asking this pointed question about race, when he has often chosen not to answer people's probing questions along these lines in the past? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why has Vivian chosen to keep her romantic life mostly secret from her daughter Maddie from a young age? Why do you think Vivian persists in keeping this part of her life secret from Maddie even now that Maddie is an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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