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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 say education is?
2. What does Miss Brodie keep on the blackboard in case someone comes into the class?
3. For what is Miss Jean Brodie most known?
4. What subject does Mr. Lowther teach?
5. What is distinctive, physically, about Mr. Lloyd?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Miss Brodie’s set doing by the opening of Chapter 1, why do they stay connected and how does the headmistress view their relationship with Miss Brodie?
2. Who is Joyce Emily Hammond?
3. How does Miss Brodie add to her tale of Hugh?
4. Why does Miss Brodie invite the girls to dinner in Chapter 1, how does the staff at the school feel about Miss Brodie, and why does she stay at Blaine?
5. Who are the girls at the beginning of Chapter 1?
6. What men become involved with Miss Brodie in some way in 1931?
7. What happens when Miss Mackay approaches after Miss Brodie has told the history lesson and what does Miss Brodie say about it?
8. In what subject does Miss Brodie begin to take more interest and how does Miss Brodie get art supplies?
9. What do Sandy and her guest think about concerning Mr. Lloyd?
10. What did the book call 1931 for the Brodie set?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?
Essay Topic 2
Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
Compare/contrast the characters of Sandy Stranger and Eunice Gardiner . How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Miss Brodie and Miss Mackay. Compare and contrast Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Lowther. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
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