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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. In what country does Ezra live full-time?
2. What type of document listing a certain character's address does Hal bring with her on her walk to the village of St. Piran?
3. Lizzie reports that she had been how old when she first started to work at Trepassen House?
4. What obstacle would Hal have if she were required to buy her own ticket back toward Trepassen House?
5. With glasses of what type of alcohol do Hal, Ezra, Abel, and Harding make a toast to Hal's mother in Chapter 37?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?
2. For what reason do Ezra and Hal arrive late to the appointment with Mr. Treswick?
3. What objects does Hal drop on the ground in Chapter 23 and what information about her is revealed to Ezra at that moment?
4. What does Hal find out when she speaks with Lizzie?
5. What feelings does Hal express to Ezra about the prospect of finding her biological father and how do they differ from her true feelings?
6. What extra twist within Hester Westaway's will is revealed in Chapter 22 outside of Mr. Treswick's office?
7. In what way do Hal's feelings of guilt nearly lead to her downfall in Chapter 39?
8. Describe an instance when Ware uses white space to intensify the impact of a particular sentence in the text.
9. 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?
10. Who is Lizzie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Ware's choice to tell the story of The Death of Mrs. Westaway using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Ware’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ware's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
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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