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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. In Chapter 45, why does Helen say she can never see Mr. Markham again?

2. Who does Mr. Huntingdon question when he realizes Helen is gone?

3. Why does Richard Wilson become the vicar?

4. Why does Helen return to Mr. Huntingdon?

5. How does Mr. Lawrence feel about asking Helen to allow Mr. Markham to tell her story to others?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 48, what does Helen write in a letter?

2. How does Helen discover her husband's affair with Lady Lowborough?

3. In Chapter 51, how does Eliza mislead Mr. Markham?

4. How does Helen get her son to stop drinking alcohol?

5. In Chapter 50, what makes Mr. Markham anxious?

6. What does Mr. Markham say to Mr. Lawrence after reading Helen's diary?

7. Why doesn't Mr. Markham want Mr. Lawrence to go to the Wilsons?

8. In Chapter 31, what does Helen notice about Lord Lowborough?

9. What happens when Mr. Huntingdon accuses Helen of having an affair with Mr. Hargrave?

10. In Chapter 47, what does Eliza announce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What difficulties are faced by women in this novel? What causes these difficulties? What commentary does the author provide on being a woman?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use foreshadowing in this novel? How is it effective? How is it ineffective?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of infidelity in this novel?

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