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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
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2. Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute argue because Dr. Wintermute refuses to go where with his wife in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 40?
3. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44?
4. When Parsefall awakens from his nightmare in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45, he vows to steal the phoenix-stone so that he can use it to do what?
5. What does Parsefall choose from the table of items Cassandra presents him with in her room in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Parsefall save Clara in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47? What do the children discover when they return to the house?
2. What leads Clara to the decision that she must steal the phoenix-stone in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?
3. What does Parsefall reveal of Grisini’s whereabouts in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47? What is Cassandra’s state like when the children encounter her?
4. What actions does Clara commit in order to warn Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33?
5. What does Cassandra relate about Marguerite in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 37?
6. What exchange takes place between Clara and Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
7. What exchange takes place between Parsefall and Grisini in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33?
8. Where does Lizzie Rose go on Christmas morning in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?
9. What is the outcome of the narrative for Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?
10. What does Lizzie Rose do upon awakening in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30? Who watches her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Poverty and Wealth in Splendors and Glooms
a. Discuss the discrepancies between the wealthy and poor characters in the novel. How does Clara’s day-to-day life differ from that of Lizzie Rose or Parsefall?
b. How does the financial outlook for Lizzie Rose and Parsefall change in the course of the narrative? What initiates these changes? How does this influence them as characters?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Mrs. Pinchbeck in the novel. What is significant about Mrs. Pinchbeck’s name? What qualities and attributes does this character exhibit in the reading? Is she a likable character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the shared birth date between Cassandra, Marguerite, and Clara? Why does Cassandra try to summon Clara to her when she learns of this? What is the result?
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