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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. Where does Sandy Stranger go to get her blouse cleaned?
2. At what kind of event does Miss Brodie tell the person in question 70 about the two male teachers?
3. What do some members of the faculty think of Miss Brodie’s teaching style?
4. What does Miss Brodie say about her students?
5. How long are Miss Brodie and Mr. Lowther absent from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Jenny in 1931 and why does she talk to a police officer?
2. How does Mary Macgregor die and what event is shown at the same time her death is shown?
3. What did Monica Douglas see Miss Brodie doing and what happens with Miss Brodie and Mr. Lowther?
4. Who is Joyce Emily Hammond?
5. How does Miss Brodie add to her tale of Hugh?
6. What does Sandy realize about the school group and what does she think about as far as Mary Macgregor?
7. With whom does Miss Brodie have an appointment and why is she not concerned about that appointment?
8. Who are talking to the girls at the beginning of Chapter 1 and how can the girls be distinguished?
9. What does Eunice tell her husband about Miss Brodie?
10. What happens when Miss Mackay approaches after Miss Brodie has told the history lesson and what does Miss Brodie say about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 2
Miss Brodie defines education: "ex, out, and duco, I lead. . . . To [her] education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul." She insists that she draws out what is in her students and does not put ideas in their heads.
Discuss your opinion of Miss Brodie’s ideas on education. Do you think every student could learn with Miss Brodie’s teaching style? Do you think it is true Miss Brodie does not put ideas in her students’ heads? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie? Why or why not. Use examples from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and your own life to support your answer.
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