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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 is a talent of Hugh’s?
2. What grade are the girls in at the beginning of Chapter 1?
3. What does Sandy Stranger get on her blouse?
4. Who does Sandy Stranger invite to tea on her tenth birthday?
5. Where does Miss Brodie take her students for a walk in 1931?
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. 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?
3. How does Miss Brodie add to her tale of Hugh?
4. How is Miss Brodie’s set viewed by others around them?
5. Who are the girls at the beginning of Chapter 1?
6. What does Eunice decide to do when she is 39?
7. How do Jenny and Sandy amuse themselves concerning Miss Brodie?
8. What do Sandy and her guest think about concerning Mr. Lloyd?
9. Who is Joyce Emily Hammond?
10. Where does Miss Brodie take her students for a walk in 1931 and what does Miss Brodie seem to not notice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Muriel Spark. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Spark's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Spark's probable agenda concerning that idea.
Essay Topic 2
Sandy tells Miss Mackay that Miss Brodie is a born fascist. Once revealed, this political position forces Miss Brodie to resign at the end of that school year. Ironically, as she wonders which of the students betrayed her, Miss Brodie tells Sandy that Sandy alone is "exempt from suspicion." To which Sandy replies: "If you did not betray us it is impossible that you could have been betrayed by us."
Do you think Miss Brodie’s political views should have been enough to force her to retire? Do you think a school has the right to tell a teacher what political views are wrong? Discuss the irony of Miss Brodie’s attitude towards Sandy and Miss Brodie’s thoughts on being betrayed by one of her students. Use examples from your own life and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The headmistress divides the Brodie set and separately questions the girls, hoping to obtain incriminating information about Miss Brodie. One by one Miss Mackay's schemes fail.
Do you think the headmistress is acting out of personal dislike for Miss Brodie? Why or why not? Why do you think the girls remain so loyal to Miss Brodie? Do you think Miss Brodie’s relationship with the girls is dysfunctional or immoral? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to support your answer.
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