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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anne feel safe revealing Sir Percival's secret to Laura?
(a) She has hired protection.
(b) She bought a gun.
(c) She is out of the asylum.
(d) She's dying.

2. As it rains, where does Marian hide in order to spy on Sir Percival and Count Fosco?
(a) The boat house.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) The roof.
(d) In Count Fosco's closet.

3. What is Laura's wedding date?
(a) December 31.
(b) December 22.
(c) January 1.
(d) December 25.

4. How long has Vincent served as the Fairlie's solicitor?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Five years.

5. What is the name of the woman in white?
(a) Nina.
(b) Laura.
(c) Marian.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who employs Mrs. Rubelle?

2. What does Laura place in a drawing album for Marian to one day give to Walter?

3. Who plans to look through letters to discover the identity of the woman in white?

4. What is unusual about the letter sent by Marian following Sir Percival's death?

5. Where will Walter be during Laura's marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. The anonymous letter regarding Sir Percival causes what dilemma for Limmeridge House?

2. At the beginning of The Woman in White, what is Walter commissioned to do and where will this job take place?

3. Prior to their marriage, Laura admits that she is in love with another man and gives Sir Percival the option of doing what?

4. Why is Walter upset at the letter he receives from Mrs. Catherick following Sir Percival's death?

5. How does Sir Percival convince the Fairlie's he acted responsibly by putting Anne into the asylum?

6. Why does Dr. Goodricke document Laura as dead from an aneurysm?

7. Why does Walter dislike Mr. Fairlie?

8. Where does Walter choose to live with Marian and Laura and why?

9. After the incident where Laura refuses to sign papers for Sir Percival, why does Countess Fosco take Marian on a long walk?

10. What is unique about Marian's intelligence, given the time period of "The Woman in White"?

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