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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. Where are Uncle John and Celia's bodies found?

2. When Julia is riding her horse during a dream state, who does she realize is on top of her, kissing her?

3. How does Richard respond to Julia's engagement to James?

4. As she leaves for Wideacre, how does Julia feel about her relationship with James?

5. Why is Richard granted a brief leave from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Uncle John and Celia when they set out to have Julia's marriage annulled?

2. What happens when Richard is allowed to hold Ralph's goshawk?

3. Why is Ralph arrested?

4. How does Julia get Rosie Dench's debt erased?

5. How does Richard and Julia's wedding progress?

6. How does Julia convince her family that it is time for her to return to Wideacre from Bath?

7. What impact does the sudden pregnancy have on Julia's life?

8. What interesting thing does Julia witness at Clary's funeral?

9. What is "Maying," and how is it celebrated?

10. What happens after Richard demands that Julia dress up for a dinner engagement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As children, Julia is in love with her cousin Richard and cannot imagine a life without him. Describe the way that Julia treats Richard in their childhood and compare and contrast this treatment with her treatment of him as an adult.

Essay Topic 2

Ralph plays a vital role in the plot of this novel. Create a timeline of significant events in Ralph's stay at Wideacre, and explain the impact that Ralph has on the lives of both Julia and Richard.

Essay Topic 3

While Julia is in Bath, she meets and becomes engaged to a man named James.

Part 1) Describe the courting period of Julia's and James's relationship.

Part 2) Describe the future that Julia and James planned together.

Part 3) Explain why Julia's and James's wedding never came into fruition.

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