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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. Where is the party Mary is attending that night to be held?
2. What is the amount most people give the entertainer?
3. What happens as the party is about to end?
4. Where does Rowley suggest Mary and he go that night?
5. How does Mary describe how Matthew was at first?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Mary conflicted about attending the party?
2. How does Karl present himself?
3. What happens to distress Mary about Matthew?
4. What is surprising about Mary's response to Edgar's proposal?
5. Why does Rowley propose to Mary and how does she respond?
6. How long has Mary known Edgar and what was Mary's mother's opinion of the man?
7. What does narration say of the villa in which Mary is staying?
8. What does Mary think of the Princess' comments on marriage to Edgar?
9. What does the Colonel think of Edgar's prospects in his career?
10. How does Edgar bring up the subject of marriage to Mary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Edgar had been a family friend from the time of Mary's youth. She says that when she was nineteen, her mother pointed out that Edgar was in love with her and Mary had dismissed the idea, saying that Edgar - at forty-three - was "an old man." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think many marriages where there is over twenty years difference in age can be successful? Explain your answers with examples from your personal knowledge and from the text.
2. What do you think is the likelihood that marriage to Edgar would be fulfilling and happy for Mary? Give examples from the text to support your statements.
3. What do you think is the likelihood that marriage to Mary would be fulfilling and happy for Edgar? Give examples from the text to support your statements.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss Up at the Villa based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Up at the Villa is a successful novel.
3. Is Up at the Villa a novel you would recommend to a friend? Why or why not? Explain.
4. Can a novel be successful and yet many readers not enjoy it? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Up at the Villa, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (they may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not? Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
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