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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 work does Walter quote with his last words?

2. What physical feature of Waddington's mistress suggests fine breeding to Kitty?

3. What experience does Mother Superior recount to Kitty in Chapter 60?

4. What startles the servants accompanying Kitty on the road to Mei-tan-fu?

5. When Kitty asks Walter if he wanted her to die from cholera in Chapter 57, what is his response?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one thing does Kitty desire to do for Walter?

2. How does Kitty feel when she realizes she is no longer in love with Charlie?

3. How does Waddington try and comfort Kitty about Walter's death?

4. How does Kitty describe the city of Mei-tan-fu as she is carried to Walter's deathbed?

5. Does Sister St. Joseph want to return to France? Why or why not?

6. Why doesn't Kitty lie to Walter when he asks her if he is the father of the baby?

7. What are Kitty's initial feelings towards the young orphan children and do her feelings change over time?

8. How does Kitty describe the chapel at the convent?

9. How does Waddington describe Dorothy Townsend?

10. How does Kitty describe Mother Superior's appearance?

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

Discuss the point-of-view utilized by Maugham in The Painted Veil. As this was a deliberate choice, discuss why Maugham selected the view he did and what influences the point-of-view had on the development of themes. Make sure to use specific textual evidence to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel Kitty's views of Charlie change drastically, however, Charlie's views of Kitty remain somewhat the same. Discuss the dichotomy of how these views differ and how they reflect upon the character that holds them.

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