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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. Who checked Laura into the asylum?

2. Walter suspects Count Fosco to be what?

3. What does Walter feel for Marian, when she moves Laura to Gower's Walk?

4. How did Marian first hear that Laura had been placed in the asylum?

5. Where do Walter, Marian, and Laura go on holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Anne's father?

2. What is Walter's emotional state on his cab ride to confront Count Fosco at his home?

3. How does Marian react to Walter's plan to confront Count Fosco at his home?

4. What tone is the letter Count Fosco writes to Marian, following Laura's "death"?

5. In regards to Count Fosco, why does Walter ask Pesca for help?

6. When Marian is in disbelief at the idea of Count Fosco's admiration, what argument does Walter make?

7. How does Walter describe the month of April?

8. Who did Mrs. Catherick have an affair with and how did it end?

9. Why is it easy to believe that even relatives do not recognize Laura after her stay in the asylum?

10. What happens to Sir Percival when the church is set on fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between Walter and Marian evolves throughout "The Woman in White".

1) What is the history of their relationship?

2) What are their common interests?

3) How does their relationship change over time?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Pesca.

1) What is his physical description?

2) What is his relationship with Walter Hartright?

3) What does he represent?

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