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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 division of the French Army Ambulance Corps does Stephen join for her military service?

2. While Stephen takes in the sights and cultures of Paris life, she begins fencing again. What is the name of her instructor?

3. During Stephen's brave rescues in the heat of battle, what part of Stephen's body is injured?

4. How does Stephen react after she discovers Martin's feelings towards Mary and his subsequent plan?

5. Why is Stephen depressed after the wedding reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Stephen and Mary spend their evenings together in Paris when they are out with their group of friends?

2. How does Stephen's work affect her relationship with Mary?

3. What important connections does Mary make at Valerie Seymour's Christmas party the year after she moves to Paris?

4. What writing advice does Jonathan Brockett give to Stephen upon the release of her second novel?

5. How does Stephen attempt to protect Mary while the two are serving together in the ambulance brigade during the war?

6. How do Barbara and Jamie die?

7. How is Stephen injured during the war?

8. Why does Martin threaten to leave Paris soon after he meets Stephen there?

9. What is the reaction from the public to Stephen's third book?

10. How does Stephen trick Mary into leaving her, and what is Mary's reaction to this trick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When the war begins, Stephen is quick to join the military forces. First, describe the job that Stephen is given once she joins the military. Then, describe the irony that Stephen notes about the country of France regarding women, specifically in wartime. How does this irony affect the way Stephen feels about herself as a person and about the country she is serving? Finally, describe the way the war affects Stephen both physically and emotionally. How does Stephen change, as a person, in the year that she serves?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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