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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 many letters from Mr. Townsend does Catherine have?

2. What does Catherine tell Mr. Townsend in Chapter 18?

3. What does Dr. Sloper ask Catherine about before heading back to the U.S.?

4. Catherine begs out of what?

5. Why does Mr. Townsend reject Catherine's request?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Penniman feel about Catherine?

3. Why is Townsend angry?

4. What does Catherine learn of Townsend in Chapter 34?

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

6. What does Catherine receive in Chapter 31?

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

8. What does Dr. Sloper say to offend Catherine?

9. Why is Catherine happy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character and discuss how their character grows from the beginning of the book to the end of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how being a romantic, as Mrs. Penniman is, can cause hardship in relationships and in providing advice on relationships.

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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