Splendors and Glooms Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Laura Amy Schlitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Splendors and Glooms Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Laura Amy Schlitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 word from Part One: “Fog” refers to meat cartilage?

2. Where had Cassandra and Grisini been when Grisini warned Cassandra of the powers of the phoenix-stone, according to the narrator in the Prologue: “Fire”?

3. There is money for what purpose in the letter that Lizzie Rose finds in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 24?

4. What is Parsefall doing when Grisini returns home in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 15?

5. What is described as having a hideous face and hangs from a cord above Cassandra’s bed in the Prologue: “Fire”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Dr. Wintermute shame when he talks with his daughter in the end of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 6?

2. What are Clara’s impressions of the puppet show in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 4?

3. Why does Grisini suggest that Cassandra send for his wards in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 19?

4. What happens when Dr. Wintermute goes to Lizzie Rose’s room at the boarding house in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 26?

5. What is Cassandra doing when her character is first introduced in the Prologue: “Fire”? What is her principle concern?

6. What vision does Cassandra experience on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 7?

7. How do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall respond when learning of the tragedy that befell Clara’s siblings in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?

8. What information does Mrs. Pinchbeck relate of Grisini in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 16?

9. What information does Mrs. Pinchbeck relate to Lizzie Rose of Grisini’s past in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 9?

10. What does Parsefall do with Clara in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 23? What are Clara’s impressions of this experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Lizzie Rose in the novel. How old is Lizzie Rose? What about this character is admirable to Clara? What happened to Lizzie Rose’s family? For how long has she been the ward of Grisini?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute in the narrative. What is the profession of Dr. Wintermute? Where in London do they live? What does Mrs. Wintermute obsess over? How does this obsession affect their daughter?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Cassandra want Parsefall to remember how cruel Grisini was to him? What did Grisini do to Parsefall? How does Parsefall react to the memory of this cruelty? Is it the reaction Cassandra wanted?

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