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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 Susan’s maiden name?

2. Where is Susan from originally?

3. In Chapter 5, where did Susan and Milly meet before going on their trip?

4. In Chapter 1, what color is the centerpiece?

5. How many brothers does Kate have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Milly and Susan travel to Europe?

2. Why is it difficult for Milly to guess Lord Mark’s age?

3. What are Aunt Maud’s conditions for taking Kate in?

4. Who did Marian marry?

5. Why does Kate bring Lord and Lady Aldershaw into the house in Chapter 11?

6. How did Kate and Merton meet?

7. Why does Milly describe Maud as an idealist in Chapter 7?

8. When Milly and Susan wanted to go to Switzerland off-season, what were they told?

9. How was Kate’s mother’s estate divided up?

10. By Chapter 7, where are Milly and Susan dining?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 12, Milly learns that her illness is terminal. Is Milly surprised by this diagnosis? Does she react positively or negatively to the news? What has prepared her to accept her condition? How does she decide to spend the rest of her life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

To Susan, Milly has an air of authority about her. How is Milly’s authority described by Susan? Is Milly’s authority due to her wealth or something else? Why is it unusual for someone of Milly’s age to have such authority?

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