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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. Hal's tattoo on her side and back pictures what sort of bird?
2. Which member of the Westaway family appears not to have an online presence?
3. About how old was Hal in the photograph featuring herself and her mother?
4. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Maud and Maggie had been related to one another in what way?
5. In Chapter 8, the reader learns that Hal's mother had died "a couple of days before" (55) which of Hal's birthdays?
Short Essay Questions
1. What distinction does Hal make between two different types of her clientele?
2. What are the contents of Hester Westaway's will?
3. Which elements of Hal's accommodations within Trepassen House does Hal find creepy?
4. What two metaphors having to do with games and sports does Hal conjure up when thinking about her plan to deceive the Westaway family?
5. In what way does Ware join together the themes of free will and responsibility?
6. What alarming development happens at the funeral for Hester Westaway?
7. What meaningful item does Hal keep on her mantelpiece and what does the object symbolize?
8. In what way does Hal turn her fear of meeting the Westaway family to her advantage?
9. How does the theme of trust enter the narrative within the diary entry featured at the end of Chapter 10?
10. How and why does Abel's reaction to the news about the inheritance differ from his brother Harding's reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of family bonds within The Death of Mrs. Westaway. What is Ware’s message regarding family bonds and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Ware send about courage and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Ware’s novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway. What message is Ware sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
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