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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 economic state do Jamie and Barbara live in?

2. At Valerie Seymour's party, what is the name of the alcoholic painter Stephen and Mary are introduced to?

3. During the time Stephen has spent away from Morton, what has she accomplished?

4. What is the name of Mademoiselle Duphot's blind sister, whom Stephen and Mary visit after returning from Orotava?

5. On which holiday does Stephen celebrate her twenty-seventh birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rue Jacob?

3. What gossip begins to emerge about Stephen and Mary while they are on their first vacation together?

4. How does Raferty prompt Stephen to return home to Morton?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Stephen spoil Mary when they return to Paris after the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Upon returning home to Paris, Stephen and Mary enjoy an idyllic life together. First, describe the different ways Stephen attempts to spoil Mary when they return to Paris after the war. What effect does Stephen's pampering of Mary have on their relationship? Then, describe the way Stephen's work affects her relationship with Mary. What is Mary's reaction to the realization that Stephen works diligently on her third novel? Upon returning to Paris, what seems to be more important to Stephen, her work or her relationship?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of alienation is prevalent in this novel. First, describe the way that homosexuals are presented in the novel. How does their presentation illustrate the theme of alienation? Then, choose one other group of people discussed in this novel that are also ostracized. What is the same about their feeling of aloneness? What is different? What connection do you think Hall is making between these two groups of people through their feelings of being ostracized?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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