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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 is the name of Gideon's wife?

2. What did Tamar suffer from when she was 16?

3. What does Lily think Rose regards her as?

4. What drink does Jean offer Rose?

5. What does Rose think Violet looks like when she puts on her glasses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Crimond suspicious of Tamar when she visits Jean?

2. How do Crimond and Jean plan to kill themselves?

3. What do the Gesellschaft group decide when they meet to discuss Crimond and his book?

4. Why do the group decide to support Crimond?

5. Why does the group's attitude towards Crimond start to change?

6. Why does Violet oppose Gideon and Pat's proposal to adopt her daughter?

7. What happens in the meeting between the brotherhood and Crimond?

8. What does Tamar confess to Jenkin?

9. How do Jenkin and Gerard plan to persuade Jean to return to Duncan?

10. What is Gulliver and Lily's relationship at the beginning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings.

1. France.

2. USA.

3. Ireland.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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