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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. When Edward comes to fetch Hal for dinner, near what feature on the property of Trepassen House is she standing?
2. What role had Lizzie fulfilled within Trepassen House during her time there?
3. Harding tells Hal in Chapter 34 that he has made an appointment with Mr. Treswick for which day?
4. At the end of Chapter 23, Ezra announces that he misses which character?
5. Edward tells Hal that which character cannot stand having another person angry with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?
2. Describe an instance when Ware uses white space to intensify the impact of a particular sentence in the text.
3. What is the most popular theory among Abel, Ezra, and Harding in relation to their mother's motive for drawing up her will the way she had?
4. Discuss an instance when Ware combines foreshadowing with the use of a literary device, such as a simile.
5. When Hal gets back to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 28 and finds a diary in the box under her bed, what does she learn?
6. How does Hal sustain a physical injury in Chapter 38?
7. Who confronts Hal when she is making her escape from Trepassen House by way of the drawing room window and what do they say?
8. In what way do Hal's feelings of guilt nearly lead to her downfall in Chapter 39?
9. What feelings does Hal express to Ezra about the prospect of finding her biological father and how do they differ from her true feelings?
10. What is Abel's reply when Hal asks him who had taken the photograph he had given to her and why does Hal believe his answer to be false?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Ware’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ware’s use of the motif of water within the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Ezra’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Ware in depicting Ezra and include in your discussion the reasons that Ware portrays Ezra in these particular ways.
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