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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. What does Rowley insist that Mary do?
2. Who is Agata?
3. Where is Mary supposed to be at one o'clock?
4. What does the Princess say she learned from the restaurant manager?
5. What does Mary decide she must do as soon as possible?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mary call Rowley?
2. Who wakes Mary and what does Mary tell the person?
3. Where does Mary go and why is she relieved when she arrives there?
4. Describe the scene of Mary and Rowley getting rid of Karl's body.
5. How does the altercation between Karl and Mary resolve itself?
6. What does the Princess say about the party from the previous evening?
7. How does the situation between Mary and Karl start to deteriorate?
8. What are Mary's thoughts as she is getting read to go to the luncheon?
9. What is said between Rowley and Mary about Edgar and Mary's possible marriage to him?
10. What startles Mary soon after Karl kills himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rowley isn't very favorably seen by his peers and Mary says that his biggest disgrace is that he's never had to work. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think it is harmful for someone to be "born into money"? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of such a situation?
2. What character traits of Rowley's do you think are directly or indirectly attributable to his never having to work and have all the money he needs/wants? Discuss fully using examples from the text.
3. Assuming you have not been born into the same type of situation as Rowley, do you think you would want to have been born into a very wealthy family that did not require you to earn a living? Why or why not.
4. What do you think Rowley should have been (could be) doing differently with his money that might be more positive--or is it positive enough to just want to enjoy life? Explain fully.
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
When Edgar is working up to proposing marriage to Mary and after his proposal, he lists the advantages of such a union. Discuss the following:
1. List three criteria which you believe are essential for a good marriage. Discuss why you choose those three and then discuss if you believe Mary and Edgar's relationship possesses those qualities. Use examples from the text.
2. List three criteria which you believe make a successful marriage impossible. Discuss why you choose those three and then discuss if you believe Mary and Edgar's relationship possesses those qualities. Use examples from the text.
3. Using the three criteria which you list for both a successful marriage and those which would greatly hinder a successful marriage, argue whether or not you believe Mary and Rowley's marriage will be successful or a failure based upon the six criteria you cited.
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