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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 magazine does Susan think of reading in Chapter 8 as she thinks about Kate?

2. How many children does Kate’s sister Marian have?

3. In Chapter 13 after her doctor visit, where does Milly find herself after her walk?

4. In Chapter 1, what is the month?

5. How many days before the dinner party in Chapter 7, did Kate and Maud call on Milly and Susan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lord Mark’s politics?

2. How is Merton’s visit with Aunt Maud in Book 2?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Lord Mark wish to show Milly?

4. How did Milly invite Susan to travel with her?

5. Where and when does Merton work?

6. What does Susan believe made her a woman of the world?

7. What does Kate look like?

8. What opportunity is Merton given in Chapter 4?

9. Who did Marian marry?

10. When did Kate learn that her father had done something wicked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maud gives a dinner party in Chapter 7. Who attends the party? What is Maud’s purpose for giving the party? What is the purpose of some of the attendees for coming to the party? Are such affairs always to gain something?

Essay Topic 2

Lord Mark seems desperate to improve his financial situation. How does marriage figure into Lord Mark’s plans to improve his finances? Who does he consider marrying first? Who does he think of marrying when that doesn’t work out? What does he do when Milly isn’t interested in his proposal? What is he reduced to doing to improve his financial situation?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, Susan finds Milly sitting on the edge of a precipice. What is the first thought that goes through Susan’s mind? Does she have reasons to think that Milly is suicidal? What causes Susan to decide that Milly isn’t suicidal?

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