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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 year is included in all diary entries presented within the text?

2. Harding invites Hal into what room to have tea when she arrives back at Trepassen House?

3. How many miles lie between Trepassen House and the village of St. Piran?

4. Who warns Hal in Chapter 37 to get out of Trepassen House while she "still can" (277)?

5. Hal considers in Chapter 33 that which character is the only one at Trepassen House who has never trusted her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the real reason why Hal takes the four-mile walk to St. Piran village in Chapter 34?

2. 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?

3. In what way do Hal's feelings of guilt nearly lead to her downfall in Chapter 39?

4. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?

5. What extra twist within Hester Westaway's will is revealed in Chapter 22 outside of Mr. Treswick's office?

6. What feelings does Hal express to Ezra about the prospect of finding her biological father and how do they differ from her true feelings?

7. For what reason do Ezra and Hal arrive late to the appointment with Mr. Treswick?

8. 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?

9. In Maggie's diary entry dated "11th December, 1994," (208) what action is Hester said to have taken after finding out about Maggie's pregnancy?

10. What does Hal find out when she speaks with Lizzie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about The Death of Mrs. Westaway while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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

Read a lengthy interview with Ware. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Ware’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of The Death of Mrs. Westaway.

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