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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 type of art does Ezra's art gallery display in the place where he lives full-time?
2. Who is there to fetch Hal from the train station on her journey from Brighton back to Trepassen House?
3. When Edward comes to fetch Hal for dinner, near what feature on the property of Trepassen House is she standing?
4. What year is included in all diary entries presented within the text?
5. Edward tells Hal that which character cannot stand having another person angry with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What special sadness does Ezra express to Hal about the death of his twin sister Maud?
2. To which two questions is Hal determined to find the answers by returning to Trepassen House?
3. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?
4. How does the theme of self-deception arise within the narrative in Chapter 31 when Hal speaks to Harding from Brighton?
5. 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?
6. What objects does Hal drop on the ground in Chapter 23 and what information about her is revealed to Ezra at that moment?
7. What knowledge causes Hal to feel angry toward her beloved late mother?
8. What does Hal decide in Chapter 33 about Mrs. Warren's reason for staying silent about the identity of Hal's mother and why does her conclusion frighten her?
9. How does Hal sustain a physical injury in Chapter 38?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an object from The Death of Mrs. Westaway, such as the magpies, Maggie’s diary, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by Ware in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Death of Mrs. Westaway. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Ware’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about The Death of Mrs. Westaway while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
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