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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. Which activity to Richard and Julia partake in on Sunday afternoons?

2. How does Richard respond when he hears that Julia is pregnant?

3. What happens to Matthew Merry after he is sent to prison?

4. Where is Clary's body found?

5. How is it rumored that Wideacre grows such a prosperous harvest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ralph arrested?

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

3. What happens when Julia attempts to write a letter to James after her parents are murdered?

4. What do Julia and James witness when they visit the hovel where the slave children live, and what is their response?

5. What happens during Richard's physical attack against Julia?

6. What conversation do Richard and Julia have in regard to her engagement to James?

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

8. What happens during the sickle race on the last day of the harvest?

9. What is the revelation that Uncle John admits to Julia and Richard after the sickle race?

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

Julia has very close and unusual relationship with her deceased Aunt Beatrice. Compare and contrast the two female characters and their relationship to Wideacre.

Essay Topic 2

There are two doctors that play vital roles in Julia's life throughout the novel. Describe both doctors, and explain the ways that they directly impact Julia's life at Wideacre.

Essay Topic 3

Richard spends his entire life tormenting Julia. Choose three examples of times that Richard tormented Julia, and explain the impact of his torment on Julia's adult life.

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