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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 Miss Brodie reveal to the set at dinner?

2. What does Mary Macgregor do right after World War II breaks out?

3. Who interviews Jenny about the event in question 72?

4. What do some members of the faculty think of Miss Brodie’s teaching style?

5. Why have the girls of Brodie’s set stayed connected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sandy and her guest think about concerning Mr. Lloyd?

2. Who notices changes in Rose and what do they think about those changes?

3. What is the history lesson Miss Brodie gives the set that is told in the last part of the chapter?

4. With whom does Miss Brodie have an appointment and why is she not concerned about that appointment?

5. What men become involved with Miss Brodie in some way in 1931?

6. How is Miss Brodie’s set viewed by others around them?

7. How does Miss Brodie view education?

8. How does Mary Macgregor die and what event is shown at the same time her death is shown?

9. What does Eunice decide to do when she is 39?

10. When does Sandy Stranger find out about Miss Brodie and male faculty members and how does she find this out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 2

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie belongs to the literary fiction genre. Discuss the following:

Define the term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the literary fiction. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a literary fiction and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

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