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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 object does Hal find missing from her attic room when she goes upstairs in Chapter 33?
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 having seen Maggie sporting "a black eye and a split lip" (259) while on her way to what location one day?
4. When Hal gets out of Ezra's car back at Trepassen House in Chapter 23, what objects fall out of her pocket in addition to the photograph Abel had given her?
5. How old had Maud been when Lizzie began to work at Trepassen House?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe an instance when Ware uses white space to intensify the impact of a particular sentence in the text.
2. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?
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. 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?
5. How does Hal sustain a physical injury in Chapter 38?
6. What extra twist within Hester Westaway's will is revealed in Chapter 22 outside of Mr. Treswick's office?
7. What knowledge causes Hal to feel angry toward her beloved late mother?
8. Discuss an instance when Ware combines foreshadowing with the use of a literary device, such as a simile.
9. Who confronts Hal when she is making her escape from Trepassen House by way of the drawing room window and what do they say?
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
What messages does Ware send about courage and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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