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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. How does Puddle react when Stephen suggests she move back to Morton?

2. After retuning from Italy, which of the following activities do Stephen and Mary regularly share with their homosexual friends?

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

4. What name does Mary give her newly rescued dog?

5. After the Christmas Party, which of the following institutions do Stephen and Wanda attend together one afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Stephen injured during the war?

2. How does Stephen react when Martin Hallam writes to tell her that he has moved to Paris?

3. How do Barbara and Jamie die?

4. How does Stephen react when World War I breaks out while she is living in Paris?

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

6. How does Adele's wedding affect Stephen emotionally?

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

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

9. Why did Madamoiselle Duphot return to Paris after living for many years in England?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Morton Property had many different managers. First, describe the time line of managers that took over Morton during the time that Stephen and her family lived there. Then, choose two of the different property managers and describe their management styles. What is the same about their styles? How did each come to managerial power at the Morton Property? What changes did they make while in charge? Finally, describe, in your own opinion, who was the best property manager to lead Morton Property?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Although Stephen struggles to form close bonds with the people in her life, it is a completely different story with the animals in her life. First, describe the relationship Stephen has with the animals in her life and compare that to the relationship she has with people in her life. Then, choose one animal that Stephen forms a close bond with and describe one lesson Stephen learns from this animal. Finally, describe what you think Stephen's upbringing would have been like had she not had the solace of animals to keep her company.

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