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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. Of what does Sandy feel deprived?

2. What does Deirdre Lloyd say about Miss Brodie?

3. What does Mr. Lloyd do to Sandy after they kiss?

4. Where does Joyce Emily go when she leaves school?

5. Who puts flowers on Miss Brodie’s grave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of subjects do the girls take in the school year 1932 – 1933?

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

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

5. Of what does Sandy feel deprived and who is influenced by this?

6. What happens to Joyce Emily and why?

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

8. How does Mr. Lowther feel about his marriage and how does he feel about Miss Brodie?

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

10. What does Mr. Lowther receive from the Kerr sisters and when does it begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie interesting. Discuss the following:

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Miss Brodie. What are her strengths and weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Sandy and Mr. Lloyd.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

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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