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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. With glasses of what type of alcohol do Hal, Ezra, Abel, and Harding make a toast to Hal's mother in Chapter 37?
2. What object does Hal find missing from her attic room when she goes upstairs in Chapter 33?
3. Who is the first member of the Westaway family to receive a tarot reading from Hal?
4. When Edward comes to fetch Hal for dinner, near what feature on the property of Trepassen House is she standing?
5. Ezra's car is covered with the droppings of what type of creatures in Chapter 21, causing his and Hal's tardiness to the appointment with Mr. Treswick?
Short Essay Questions
1. What objects does Hal drop on the ground in Chapter 23 and what information about her is revealed to Ezra at that moment?
2. What does Hal find out when she speaks with Lizzie?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?
5. In what way do Hal's feelings of guilt nearly lead to her downfall in Chapter 39?
6. Who is Lizzie?
7. How does the theme of self-deception arise within the narrative in Chapter 31 when Hal speaks to Harding from Brighton?
8. 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?
9. What special sadness does Ezra express to Hal about the death of his twin sister Maud?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Death of Mrs. Westaway and what is Ware’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ware’s use of the motif of water within the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Ware's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Death of Mrs. Westaway.
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