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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 want to do with one of the girls?

2. What does Mr. Lloyd do after Sandy talks to him about his paintings?

3. How does Mr. Lowther feel about his marriage?

4. What does Miss Brodie say about Miss Brodie’s ambitions for the girls by the summer of 1935?

5. What is Jenny Gray studying in her final year of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the set in the school year 1932 – 1933?

2. What particular interest does Miss Brodie take in what the Kerr sisters do for Mr. Lowther?

3. What ends Miss Brodie’s involvement with Mr. Lowther?

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

5. How does Miss Brodie’s aspirations for Sandy and Rose turn out?

6. What does Miss Brodie tell Sandy about being betrayed and what is Sandy’s reply?

7. Where does Miss Brodie vacation in the school year 1932 – 1933 and what does she say when she returns from vacation?

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

9. For what special circumstance does Miss Brodie chose Sandy and why?

10. What does Sandy end up becoming and what book does Sandy write? Who tends to visit Sandy after her book is published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie belongs to the literary fiction genre. Discuss the following:

Define the term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the literary fiction. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a literary fiction and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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