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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. Where does Sir Percival plan to take Laura following their marriage?
(a) Rome.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

2. What coastline does Walter Hartright awaken to at Limmeridge House?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

3. Why does Marian cry at Laura's wedding?
(a) She is happy.
(b) Laura ignores her.
(c) She is sad.
(d) She is in love with Sir Percival.

4. Joseph Postlethwaite gets punished at school for claiming what?
(a) He is wealthier than the teacher.
(b) He saw a ghost.
(c) He can speak Italian.
(d) His father is a count.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who employs Mrs. Rubelle?

2. What is negotiated prior to Laura's marriage to Sir Percival?

3. What is the name of the woman in white?

4. Who finds Laura's lost brooch?

5. Why does Walter choose to keep Sir Percival's secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Walter dislike Mr. Fairlie?

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

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

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

5. Why does Count Fosco consider Marian a worthy opponent?

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

7. Why does Walter tell his landlord Laura and Marian are his sisters?

8. Why does Walter believe Anne's character judgment against Sir Percival?

9. What is the significance of the secret Anne claims to know about Sir Percival?

10. Why does Pesca feel indebted to Walter?

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