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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 long does Whitney want to wait before she and Clayton marry?

2. Where does Clayton drag Whitney away to in his carriage?

3. What does Margaret tell Clayton when she sees him in London?

4. What does Stephen tell stories about over dinner in Chapter 31?

5. Who is Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Whitney react when she sees Clayton at Elizabeth's wedding?

2. In Chapter 21, why doesn't Paul want to elope with Whitney?

3. What does Whitney become determined to do when she hears two gossips talking about her at the party in Chapter 21?

4. What are the circumstances of Whitney's labor?

5. What does Whitney write in a note to Clayton in Chapter 28?

6. How does Clayton treat Whitney after finding her letter to an unnamed man?

7. In Chapter 26, how does Whitney deal with having been raped by Clayton?

8. What were the consequences of Margaret's lie that Whitney had lost her virginity?

9. What ends Whitney's friendship with Nicolas DuVille?

10. In Chapter 35, who is at the anniversary party that Whitney and Clayton attend that causes Whitney distress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. How does the setting affect the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the social rules and manners that the characters must abide by during this time period. How do these social rules affect the plot and characters of the novel?

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