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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 advice does Morgan give Jordan?
2. Of what does Jordan hint to Alexandra?
3. How does the poisoning affect Jordan?
4. How does Alexandra look on her second wedding day?
5. What does Anthony tell Alexandra as to why she needs to marry someone soon?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Anthony and Alexandra's marriage halted just before the pronouncement of husband and wife?
2. How does Lord Carstairs create more tension between Jordan and Alexandra?
3. What increases Fawkes' belief that Alexandra and Anthony are plotting to kill Jordan?
4. What does Jordan hint about to Alexandra?
5. Why does Jordan postpone his official duties for the day?
6. What does everyone not know about Jordan at the time of Alexandra's coming out ball?
7. What happens to Nordstrom?
8. What happens as Jordan is talking with Lord Camden and what does Jordan do as a result?
9. What does Anthony tell Alexandra that begins her getting over grieving Jordan?
10. What gossip does the Dowager Duchess start?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McNaught chooses to write the novel as a third person, impersonal narrator. Discuss the following:
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this novel being written in the third person, omniscient narration?
2. Do you think the novel would be more effective in a different point of view? Which one if so? If not why do you think the impersonal narrator works the best?
3. When do you think an author is most likely to use the first person point of view? Second person? Third person omniscient? Third person limited?
4. Do you think the narrator in Something Wonderful is reliable, i.e., do you believe the narrator is completely unbiased? Explain your response.
5. What is your favorite point of view to read? Or do you have a favorite.
Essay Topic 2
Something Wonderful deals with the subject of gender, whether it is a deliberate inclusion by McNaught or not. Discuss the following:
1. Define the term "gender."
2. Does gender only refer to whether a person is male or female? Is gender easy to identify?
3. Discuss the English cultural definitions of gender during the time of Something Wonderful and the expectations for each gender. Do any of those expectations exist today?
4. Are women the only ones harmed by gender-based expectations? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Gossip and rumors are found throughout Something Wonderful. Discuss the following:
1. What is one piece of gossip that you think is started maliciously? Who starts it? Why? Does it end up harming the person it is intended to harm? Why or why not? What effect does the gossip have on the person the gossip is about? What effect does the gossip have on one other character?
2. What is one piece of gossip that you think is started intentionally to help someone? Who starts it? Why? Does it end up helping or harming the person it is intended to help? Explain. What effect does the gossip have on the person the gossip is about? What effect does the gossip have on one other character?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of gossip as it is woven throughout Something Wonderful. Is the gossip always harmful? What are the motivations of those who start and perpetuate the gossip? What are the effects of the gossip?
4. Why do you think people gossip?
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