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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 Sandy tell the headmistress about Miss Brodie?

2. What kind of business did Rose Stanley’s father own?

3. To what does Miss Brodie’s set advance in 1932?

4. What does Miss Brodie say Mary Macgregor does not have even though Mary’s grades are honor grades?

5. What do the girls do in Miss Lockhart’s class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the Kerr sisters tell the headmistress about concerning Mr. Lowther?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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