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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 type of work does Kitty first offer to do at the convent?
2. How does Mother Superior treat Kitty since the discovery of her pregnancy?
3. When Walter asks Kitty if the baby is his, what is her response?
4. When Kitty discovers she is pregnant, what is her immediate reaction?
5. What do the Nuns do with infants as soon as they come into the convent?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Waddington try and comfort Kitty about Walter's death?
2. After visiting the convent, why does Kitty feel so unhappy back at the bungalow.
3. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?
4. Why doesn't Kitty lie to Walter when he asks her if he is the father of the baby?
5. How does Kitty describe the chapel at the convent?
6. When Kitty asks Waddington about immortality, what is his response?
7. How does Kitty describe Waddington's Manchu mistress?
8. Does Sister St. Joseph want to return to France? Why or why not?
9. What one thing does Kitty desire to do for Walter?
10. How does Waddington describe his religious views to Kitty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the conclusion of the novel Kitty emerges a very different character from the way she is portrayed in the beginning. Through the development of her character is Maugham setting forth a moral or just bringing up different themes? Take one standpoint and defend your assertions with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
One of the strongest literary tools employed by Maugham in The Painted Veil is the use of irony. Give examples of where Maugham has employed verbal or situational irony and discuss in detail how this use of irony has furthered the plot, developed characters, or strengthened a theme.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout The Painted Veil, Maugham uses scenic imagery as a metaphor for the plot and character development. Give three specific examples of these metaphors and how they relate specific actions in the plot and/or character development. Discuss why or why not they are effective as literary tools augmenting the general action.
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