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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. During Lady Anna's pregnancy, how does Sir Phillip speak about his unborn child?

2. Which of the following did Lady Anna shout once Stephen admits to falling in love with Angela?

3. What action does Lady Anna take after noticing her daughter's behavior towards the housemaid, Collins?

4. Which of the following best describes Angela's husband?

5. Before settling down in London, where did Angela originally come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Stephen and Angela share their first kiss?

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

3. What is the first real cause of tension in the relationship between Stephen and Angela?

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

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

6. What is Stephen's reaction to the news of her father's death?

7. What type of relationship does young Stephen have with the family housemaid, Collins?

8. What relieves the tension in the Morton household around Christmastime when Stephen is eighteen years old?

9. How does Sir Phillip die?

10. What does Stephen think about Angela's husband when she meets him for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Stephen's relationship with her mother is often strained, she is introduced to many other women who offer her affection and support. Choose two of these characters and describe their relationships with Stephen. Where did Stephen meet these women? What types of support did they offer to Stephen? What lessons did Stephen learn from these women at a time in her life when she desperately needed a mother?

Essay Topic 2

When Stephen meets and falls in love with Angela Crossby, Stephen sees for the first time the inequality regarding gender in her society. First, describe how Stephen and Angela first met. Then, explain how Angela's reaction to Stephen's marriage proposal highlighted the inequality in genders in their society. What could a man offer to his spouse in this society that a woman could not? How did this gender inequality eventually affect the relationship between Stephen and Angela?

Essay Topic 3

A few years after leaving Morton, Stephen moves to Paris. First, describe the decision that led to Stephen deciding to move from England to France. What was she hoping to accomplish in France that she couldn't anywhere else in the world? Were Stephen's goals reached during the time she lived abroad? How can you tell? Finally, describe what the city of Paris symbolizes in Stephen's personal exploration. What aspects of Stephen's self-exploration are mirrored in the physical landscape of the city?

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