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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 Whitney spend most of the party doing in Chapter 6?

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

3. How does Margaret feel about Whitney?

4. How does Whitney feel when she is forced to dance with Clayton?

5. How does Whitney hope to travel to the picnic with Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nicolas feel about Whitney?

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

3. How does Paul feel about Whitney at the beginning of the book?

4. In Chapter 20, what item does Margaret ask Clayton about, and what does this require Clayton to later explain to Whitney?

5. Why does Clayton wonder if Whitney fell off her horse during their race intentionally?

6. Why does Whitney become angry and embarrassed during her homecoming?

7. Why does Clayton believe that Whitney pursues Paul?

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

9. What changes does Whitney notice at her father's house in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How have the leads grown throughout the novel? What allowed them to grow?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the recurring motif of money and title in the novel "Whitney, My Love." How is money and title viewed by the characters of the novel? How do money and title affect the plot of the novel, as well as the lives of Whitney and Clayton?

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