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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. Laura is believed dead due to what?

2. Who finds Laura's lost brooch?

3. What physical characteristic is unusual about Pesca?

4. The tale of the "Woman in White" begins on the last day of what month?

5. Why does Sir Percival lock Laura in her room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Laura returns from her honeymoon, how has she changed?

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

8. Why is Laura especially concerned for Marian's health when she falls ill?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several obstacles for the characters in "The Woman in White" to overcome. Choose a character from the story and write an essay on how he or she is affected by the obstacles faced.

1) What obstacles must this character overcome?

2) In what way do these obstacles force this character to seek out action?

3) How is the character changed do the obstacles faced?

Essay Topic 2

It is said that the character Laura resembles Anne. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these two characters.

1) How are these characters similar?

2) How are they different?

3) Why is the comparison made?

Essay Topic 3

Early on in "The Woman in White", Anne claims to know a secret that could destroy Sir Percival. This secret caused several ramification for many characters in the novel.

1) Who could this secret hurt?

2) Who does the secret end up hurting?

3) Why did the characters keep the secret to begin with?

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