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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 is Mrs. Penniman forbid to see in Chapter 19?

2. What does Mrs. Penniman think of Catherine?

3. Where does Mr Townsend tell Catherine he is going in Chapter 29?

4. How much time passes between Chapter 33 and 34?

5. When does Mrs. Penniman tell Dr. Sloper about her assumption?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Penniman tell Dr. Sloper in Chapter 30?

2. What does Catherine refuse in Chapter 35?

3. What does Catherine tell her father in Chapter 18?

4. What news does Mrs. Penniman give unceremoniously?

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

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

7. What does Dr. Sloper tell Mrs. Almond in Chapter 21?

8. What is Mrs. Penniman told by Dr. Sloper in Chapter 19?

9. What does Catherine receive in Chapter 31?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of betrayal and discuss how characters betray and are betrayed by others in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motives of different characters in the novel and why some people's motives might be considered questionable.

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