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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. When Julia looks over at Richard during the funeral, what is he doing?
2. How quickly is Julia revisited by Beatrice upon returning to Wideacre?
3. When Julia receives her first letter from James, what does it tell her?
4. How is it rumored that Wideacre grows such a prosperous harvest?
5. Where is Clary's body found?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation do Richard and Julia have in regard to her engagement to James?
2. Why are Clary and Matthew Merry in a fight during Maying?
3. How does Julia convince her family that it is time for her to return to Wideacre from Bath?
4. What interesting thing does Julia witness at Clary's funeral?
5. What happens when Julia attempts to write a letter to James after her parents are murdered?
6. How does Julia feel about her relationship with James upon leaving Bath?
7. After the attack, how does Julia make her way home and what does she tell her family?
8. What happens when Richard is allowed to hold Ralph's goshawk?
9. How does Richard react when he finds out that Julia is pregnant?
10. What does Richard admit to Julia when he meets her in Midhurst?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Julia is burdened with various recurring dreams. Choose one of the recurring dreams that Julia has, explain the symbolic significance. Finally, explain how the dream eventually morphs into a reality for Julia and what its consequences were.
Essay Topic 2
Julia's life runs almost parallel to her Aunt Beatrice's life. Compare and contrast the romantic lives that both these women lead, and explain why Julia is the character that Beatrice used to speak through, even after death.
Essay Topic 3
The fields of Wideacre set the stage for the entire novel. Explain how the fields display a theme of class among the people in Wideacre, and explain how Uncle John sets a plan in motion that attempts to equalize the profits of the Wideacre fields.
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