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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. In Chapter 8, what does Jean say she is partial to?

2. What does Martha give to Jean to give to Gretchen for her?

3. Who is one of Margaret's good friends?

4. What does Howard tell Jean in Chapter 8 that he and Gretchen are not?

5. What does Gretchen do well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jean's relationship with her colleagues like?

2. What does Jean tell Howard she did for a time in the war?

3. What does Jean keep in a drawer, unused?

4. Why does Jean sometimes resent her sister Dorrie?

5. What does Gretchen make for Jean in Chapter 8 in a gesture of friendship?

6. Where is Jean's sister Dorrie?

7. What does Howard do for a living?

8. Who does Jean talk to to try to corroborate Gretchen's story in Chapter 5?

9. What does Jean think of Margaret when she first meets her?

10. What is Jean's first impression of Gretchen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chambers build and maintain suspense throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jean's relationship with Howard change over the course of the novel, and how does Chambers reveal these changes to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Chambers describe the options and opportunities for women in the 1950s in England? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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