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

2. What reason does Angela give as to why she is struggling to accept her relationship with Stephen?

3. Who does Stephen sit with in the living room while waiting to hear the report on Sir Phillip's injuries?

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

5. What character can be most reasonably inferred to truly understand Stephen's sexuality?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ralph Crossby react after reading Stephen's letter to his wife, Angela?

2. How does Angela react to the emotional letter Stephen sends to her after their broken date in the park?

3. What is the direct result of Violet Antrim's gossip on Stephen's checkbook?

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

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

6. How does Roger Antrim affect Stephen's relationship with Angela?

7. Why is Mademoiselle Duphot released from her services at Morton?

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

9. How does Sir Phillip attempt to comfort Stephen after her fight with Collins?

10. What does Stephen name her second horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Stephen and Mary Llewellyn meet for the first time, there is an instant attraction. First, describe how Mary and Stephen first meet. Which of the two makes the first move? Then, describe at least two of the major hurdles Stephen and Mary overcome in the first year of their relationship together. Based on the events of their relationship, do you think Stephen and Mary were a good romantic match?

Essay Topic 2

Barbara and Jamie have a very tumultuous, yet loving, lesbian relationship through which Stephen learns a lot about herself and her own relationship with Mary. First, describe the relationship between Jamie and Barbara. How do they function together as a couple on a daily basis? Then, describe how Jamie and Barbara are eventually separated? Why was this event of separation the only option for Jamie and Barbara at the time? Finally, describe what Stephen learned about grief and loss through watching Jamie and Barbara's relationship? How did this lesson affect Stephen's own relationship with Mary?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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