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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 Dr. Sloper ask Catherine?

2. What does Mrs. Penniman feel some regret about?

3. What suggestion from Catherine does Mr. Townsend turn down?

4. What does Mr. Townsend tell Catherine must happen before he will return?

5. To what should Catherine look forward according to the conversation she is having?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine refuse in Chapter 35?

2. What does Catherine announce to her father in Chapter 22?

3. What does Mrs. Almond suggest to Dr. Sloper according to Chapter 27?

4. Why is Townsend angry?

5. What does Dr. Sloper announce after six months abroad according to Chapter 24?

6. What does Mrs. Penniman urge Catherine to do?

7. Why do Mr. Townsend and Catherine argue in Chapter 29?

8. What does Dr. Sloper ask of Catherine?

9. What does Catherine receive in Chapter 31?

10. Why is Mr. Townsend reluctant to elope in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss James' use of a narrator in the novel and analyze how it benefits or detracts from the story line of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mrs. Montgomery with Mr. Townsend, examining their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact that Dr. Sloper's words and actions have on his relationship with Catherine.

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