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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. When does Mr. Lowther begin to get housekeeping service?

2. What does Rose continue to do in 1935?

3. What curriculum did all of the set take but one girl?

4. From whom does Mr. Lowther receive housekeeping service?

5. What does Mr. Lowther’s housekeeper find under his bed pillow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many of the Brodie set are attending Blaine by the final year of school and where has the ones not attending gone?

2. Why does the headmistress divide the set and how does what she does work out for her?

3. What does Sandy think about Miss Brodie’s obsession with Mr. Lloyd?

4. What does Miss Brodie do on Sundays?

5. Upon whom does Miss Brodie say all of Miss Brodie’s ambitions are fixed and why?

6. What does Sandy see as the difference between Mr. Lloyd’s paintings of his family and of the students?

7. Who quizzes the girls in 1937 about Miss Brodie and how do the girls feel about Miss Brodie by that year?

8. What does Miss Brodie say to Sandy about Rose and Mr. Lloyd and what does Sandy realize when Miss Brodie says this?

9. About what does Miss Brodie confide to the girls when they are around fourteen years old?

10. What does Sandy admit to a young man who visits her, who places flowers on Miss Brodie’s grave and what does Sandy say to Monica Douglas about the betrayal of Miss Brodie?

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

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.

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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