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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 does Richard admit to intercepting between James and Julia?

2. When Julia receives her first letter from James, what does it tell her?

3. When Julia returns to Wideacre, what has Uncle John done to the dowry house?

4. What does a linkboy carry?

5. Who does Ralph suggest could relieve Julia of her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Julia encounters Ralph while she is experiencing morning sickness?

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

8. Who is Julie, and what information does she give Julia about James?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Uncle John and Celia have vastly different parenting techniques. Compare and contrast the two characters as parents, and explain the impact that they each have directly on the children of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In their teenage years, both Julia and Richard are put in charge of various tasks on Wideacre. Explain the tasks that each character is put in charge of, and compare and contrast their management styles.

Essay Topic 3

Julia is governed under the deeply patriarchal society perpetuated by the beliefs of her Grandmamma.

Part 1) Describe the way that Grandmamma believes a woman should act in this society.

Part 2) Explain the way that Grandmamma's beliefs directly affect Julia's relationships with men.

Part 3) Explain how Julia eventually begins to fight against Grandmamma's beliefs about gender roles and the impact that fight has on Julia's life.

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