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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 is the name of Violet's brother?

2. What nationality is Angela's husband?

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

4. What is the reason Stephen went to town on the day when she first meets Angela?

5. While Stephen and Lady Anna wait anxiously by Sir Phillip's bedside, what are the effects of the drugs given to Sir Phillip by the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sir Phillip react when he learns that his wife is expecting their first child?

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

6. How do Angela and Stephen deal with their relationship after Stephen's botched marriage proposal?

7. How does Collins feel about Stephen when Stephen is a young child?

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

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

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

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 first met Angela, there was a mixed reaction to the relationship from Stephen's closest friends. First, describe Angela Crossby's character and explain why Stephen was so drawn to her romantically. Then, choose two characters that had opposing views about Stephen's relationship with Angela and explain those views here. What did some characters believe was positive about Stephen's love for Angela? What worried some characters about the effect Angela could have on Stephen's life? In the end, whose advice did Stephen listen to when addressing her relationship with Angela Crossby?

Essay Topic 3

After moving to Paris, Stephen and Mary make a very close group of friends who share in their same lifestyle. First, describe three members of the group of friends. What lessons about homosexuality do Mary and Stephen learn from this new group of friends? What does each of the women, both Stephen and Mary, gain from having a group of openly gay friends in Paris? How does the feeling of camaraderie shape Stephen's view of herself and of her relationship with Mary?

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