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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. Who died in Angela's life soon after her arrival in New York, leaving her alone and without money?

2. What characteristic trait best illustrates Angela's personality during her tea meeting with Stephen?

3. What is Lady Anna's and Stephen's favorite activity together?

4. How does Angela respond to Stephen's distressing actions after Violet Antrim's revelations concerning Angela's love life come to the surface?

5. After meeting for the first time and spending time briefly at Angela's home, what does Angela invite Stephen to do once they part ways?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Puddle feel about Stephen's tumultuous relationship with Angela?

2. What is the neighborhood's reaction to the news that Martin's relationship with Stephen has ended?

3. How does Stephen enjoy her vacation in Cornwall with her mother?

4. How does Sir Phillip die?

5. What event causes Stephen to explode in anger at Collins?

6. How does Mademoiselle Duphot treat Stephen when she is hired by the family to help care for the girl?

7. What does Stephen discover when Angela cuts one of their dates in the park short, claiming to have a headache?

8. What is Lady Anna's reaction when she realizes the truth about Stephen's relationship with Angela?

9. What milestone does Lady Anna hope Stephen will meet by the time she is seventeen years old?

10. Where do Stephen and Angela share their first date?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While she was growing up in Morton, Stephen had very different relationships with each of her parents. First, describe how Stephen's parents reacted, both as a couple and individually, to the news that they were expecting their first child. Were the parents' expectations met when Stephen was actually born? How did each of Stephen's parents deal with her "odd" personality, and how did their treatment of Stephen affect their relationship with their only child?

Essay Topic 2

When she is a child, Stephen has almost everything she could ever want while living in Morton. First, describe the setting of Morton for a young girl like Stephen to grow up in. What advantages did she have growing up there? How did each of her parents try to create the best life possible for Stephen? Then, explain why, even though her parents tried very hard to please her, Stephen still felt as though something was missing from her life.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of alienation is prevalent in this novel. First, describe the way that homosexuals are presented in the novel. How does their presentation illustrate the theme of alienation? Then, choose one other group of people discussed in this novel that are also ostracized. What is the same about their feeling of aloneness? What is different? What connection do you think Hall is making between these two groups of people through their feelings of being ostracized?

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