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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 Rachel pick up from the cottage in the fishing village?

2. Who does Lucy blame for Rosanna's death?

3. Where did the Indians find the boy?

4. What kind of instrument are the Indians carrying?

5. What does the Indian offer Bruff as collateral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julia say in her letter about Rachel?

2. What does Bruff think has happened to the Moonstone?

3. What is the Moonstone?

4. Why does Cuff become suspicious of Rosanna?

5. Why is Cuff sleeping outside Rosanna's door?

6. What does Mr. Murthwaite tell Betteredge about the Indians in this section?

7. What does Bruff discover about Godfrey?

8. Why does the dinner guest think Rachel won't be safe in India with the diamond?

9. What problems does Lucy Yolland cause in this section?

10. Why does Cuff find it difficult getting information from Betteredge about Rosanna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Godfrey steal the diamond? What would he have to have done to have completely gotten away with the theft?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1840s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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