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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. Why does Clayton believe Whitney chases after Paul?

2. What does Lady Anne worry about at the party?

3. What does Whitney accuse Clayton of in Chapter 11?

4. What promise does Whitney make to her friend?

5. Who does Whitney arrange a party for in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Paul tell Whitney the day after the picnic?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Martin warn Clayton about?

3. What does Paul accuse Whitney of in Chapter 11?

4. What impresses Whitney when she visits Clayton's home?

5. Why does Clayton parade Whitney around the village in Chapter 20?

6. How does Whitney react to the room that the Gilberts have arranged for her?

7. What does Martin tell Lady Anne about Whitney's betrothal in Chapter 12?

8. Describe Whitney at the opening of the novel.

9. How are Whitney's plans to ride to the picnic with Paul ruined in Chapter 12?

10. What do the party guests gossip about over dinner in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the love triangle between Whitney, Clayton and Paul. What are the dynamics of the relationships? How does Clayton view Paul and vice versa? What are Whitney's feelings for these two men?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Whitney Stone. What are her strengths and weaknesses. What are her defining character traits?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel "Whitney, My Love". Why is marriage so important to the characters of the novel? How is marriage portrayed in the novel?

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