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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 Mr. Lloyd do after Sandy talks to him about his paintings?
2. How does Mr. Lloyd feel about what Sandy has said to him?
3. What does Miss Brodie say about Miss Brodie’s ambitions for the girls by the summer of 1935?
4. What drawing did Sandy Stranger see of Monica Douglas?
5. What is the result of the headmistress’ efforts with the girls?
Short Essay Questions
1. What types of subjects do the girls take in the school year 1932 – 1933?
2. What ends Miss Brodie’s involvement with Mr. Lowther?
3. Why does the headmistress divide the set and how does what she does work out for her?
4. Where does Miss Brodie vacation in the school year 1932 – 1933 and what does she say when she returns from vacation?
5. What particular interest does Miss Brodie take in what the Kerr sisters do for Mr. Lowther?
6. What does Sandy end up becoming and what book does Sandy write? Who tends to visit Sandy after her book is published?
7. How many of the Brodie set are attending Blaine by the final year of school and where has the ones not attending gone?
8. Who quizzes the girls in 1937 about Miss Brodie and how do the girls feel about Miss Brodie by that year?
9. What does Miss Brodie question the girls about when they visit and what is she told about Rose?
10. What do the Kerr sisters tell the headmistress about concerning Mr. Lowther?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Miss Brodie defines education: "ex, out, and duco, I lead. . . . To [her] education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul." She insists that she draws out what is in her students and does not put ideas in their heads.
Discuss your opinion of Miss Brodie’s ideas on education. Do you think every student could learn with Miss Brodie’s teaching style? Do you think it is true Miss Brodie does not put ideas in her students’ heads? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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