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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. Whose dead body was mistaken for Laura's?
(a) Anne's.
(b) Annabelle's.
(c) A pauper's.
(d) Eliza's.

2. What does Laura reveal about her memory, when she and Walter are reunited?
(a) All of these.
(b) She remembers Marian.
(c) She was brainwashed.
(d) She remembers Walter.

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

4. What type of thing bothers Mr. Fairlie?
(a) Bright lights and noise.
(b) All of these.
(c) Servants.
(d) Children.

5. To their landlord, Laura and Marian pretend to be Walter's what?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Wives.
(c) Children.
(d) Sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical characteristic is unusual about Pesca?

2. Why does Sir Percival drive to the train station in the middle of the night?

3. Why is Mr. Fairlie irritated at having to write a narrative?

4. Why does Laura refuse to sign documents for Sir Percival?

5. What does Mr. Fairlie believe about himself?

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. Why does Count Fosco consider Marian a worthy opponent?

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

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

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

7. In the fly on Knowlesbury to London, what does Walter learn from his travel companion?

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

9. How does Walter react to the news of Laura death?

10. Why does Sir Percival lie to Laura about sending an ill Marian to London?

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