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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 does Claire tell Dinsdale he needs to learn to make if he is going to become a member of Parliament?

2. What kind of hospital is Dr. Herder in charge of?

3. What does the Bishop think Jack will recover?

4. What does Jack say the name Grace means?

5. Why does Claire think Charles wanted Grace to marry the 13th Earl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jack and Tucker show their solidarity in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What does Grace tell Jack about her past?

3. Why does Dinsdale say he in concerned by Jack's illness?

4. What part of upperclass life does Claire tell Jack she finds difficult?

5. How does Tucker react to the Earl leaving him part of his legacy?

6. How does Jack scare the two women?

7. What evidence do the police find against Tucker?

8. How does Jack charm his two visitors in Act 2, Scene 5?

9. How does Jack prove he is still ill?

10. What does Jack think may prohibit his marriage to Grace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against the class system? What are Barnes' opinions on the class system and how does he express them? Why do you think he holds these opinions? Do you agree or disagree with Barnes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Barnes' argument.

1) How does he introduce his ideas?

2) How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3) What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Barnes' argument?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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