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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 is the tone of Rupert's question "Where are we going to bury his car?" (58)?

2. When Enid returns to the Quinn house, why is Rupert not out in the barn?

3. Why does Enid not call the doctor for Mrs. Quinn when she suspects that the woman is about to die?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn find on the front-room table?

5. Once she asks Rupert about his wife's accusation, what does Enid expect his attitude toward her to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the immediate aftereffects that Mrs. Quinn's confession has on Enid.

2. What happens on the last night of the section titled "Heart Failure"?

3. Why does Enid not stay with families through the funerals for their loved ones who have died in her care?

4. How has Enid's job changed because of World War II?

5. When Enid asks Rupert about crossword clues, what dynamic from their younger lives is she recreating, and what is its likely emotional impact on her?

6. How does Mrs. Quinn become more difficult to please as the summer wears on?

7. What is so troubling to Enid about the dreams she begins having in the summer?

8. What does Rupert find on the front seat of Mr. Willens's car, and what does Mrs. Quinn think about it?

9. How do her nightmares impact Enid's work?

10. Describe the first moments of the encounter between Enid and Rupert when she returns to the Quinn house after the funeral.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analysis of Mrs. Quinn's character. Be sure to include a claim about the significance of the way that she is characterized. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of one of the story's subtitles: "Jutland," "Heart Failure," "Mistake," or "Lies." Use textual evidence to defend your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the truthfulness of Mrs. Quinn's story about the murder of Mr. Willens. Be sure to include in your claim a statement about the significance of her truthfulness or deceitfulness. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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