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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 tell the girls Mr. Lowther is considering?

2. What does the headmistress do after she divides the set?

3. What does Sandy value most from her relationship with Mr. Lloyd?

4. What ages do the girls become in Chapter 5?

5. How does Mr. Lowther look on Miss Brodie now that he is married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Miss Brodie do on Sundays?

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

6. What does Sandy say to Mr. Lloyd about his paintings and what is his response?

7. What does Sandy see when she looks at Mr. Lloyd’s paintings?

8. What do Sandy Stranger and Jenny Gray say about sex in their first year of senior school?

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

10. How does Sandy end up helping Miss Mackay get rid of Miss Brodie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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