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

2. What is Marian's opinion of Laura's plans to remarry?

3. What does Laura worry about being to Walter and Marian?

4. How many times does the clergyman bow to Mrs. Catherick?

5. On Walter's visit to Blackwater Park, a man with a carpetbag accuses him of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walter describe the month of April?

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

3. Once Sir Percival has died, why does Walter not return to London immediately?

4. Where did Mrs. Clements look for Anne when she disappeared?

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

6. What did Count Fosco admit he was planning to do to Anne as part of a plot to steal Laura's identity?

7. What surprises Walter when he visits the site of the church fire the following day?

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

9. When Walter first meets with Mrs. Clements, what does she believe about Anne?

10. Count Fosco reveals he was distressed about Anne's death for what reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Pesca.

1) What is his physical description?

2) What is his relationship with Walter Hartright?

3) What does he represent?

Essay Topic 2

Both Walter and Laura are in love, yet neither have the freedom to be together. Write an essay examining the lack of freedom shared by these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters Walter and Sir Percival in "The Woman in White".

1) How are the two men similar?

2) How are they different?

3) What are they each fighting for and how does this affect the other?

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