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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. For what is Eunice Gardiner known?

2. What year is the most “sexual” year for the Brodie set?

3. How what does Mary Macgregor think when she looks back on her days in Miss Brodie’s class?

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

5. Who are on bikes at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sandy call the police officer and how does this officer enter into Sandy’s life?

4. Who is in Miss Brodie’s set and for what is each of them known?

5. What happens to Jenny in 1931 and why does she talk to a police officer?

6. In what subject does Miss Brodie begin to take more interest and how does Miss Brodie get art supplies?

7. What does Mary Macgregor do right after World War II starts and how does she get along with her boyfriend? Do any patterns from your youth still occur?

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

9. Where does Miss Brodie take her students for a walk in 1931 and what does Miss Brodie seem to not notice?

10. How do Jenny and Sandy amuse themselves concerning Miss Brodie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

Fully explain why you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? What do you think would be another interesting title for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and why do you think that? How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is? Explain your response.

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