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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 is the story that Whitney tells Clayton about?

2. What does Whitney claim to have injured in order to avoid seeing Clayton?

3. What does Whitney hope will be announced at the party?

4. What kind of horse does Whitney arrange for Clayton?

5. What color is the dress that Whitney wears to her homecoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Whitney tell Clayton about her childhood after drinking some whiskey?

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

3. Why are Lord and Lady Gilbert visiting the Stone Estate at the beginning of the book?

4. How does the debutante ball go for Whitney?

5. Why does Whitney go downstairs in a servant's dress when Clayton visits in Chapter 17?

6. How does Nicolas feel about Whitney?

7. What does the letter from Emily say in Chapter 5?

8. Why does Clayton believe that Whitney pursues Paul?

9. Describe Whitney at the opening of the novel.

10. How does Whitney get Paul to propose to her in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel "Whitney, My Love." What is Whitney jealous of? What is Clayton jealous of? What is Paul jealous of? What do these feelings tell the reader about the feelings of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of family and friends in the novel "Whitney, My Love." How do family and friends help Whitney and Clayton find true love with one another? Would Whitney and Clayton have had a happy ending if their family and friends had not intervened? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of denial in the novel "Whitney, My Love". Why do Whitney and Clayton deny their feelings for one another?

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