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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes enamored with Beatrice at Harry and Celia's wedding?
(a) Rev. Stone.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Dr. McAndrew.
(d) Squire Deeds.

2. What does Beatrice do when she learns her child is a girl?
(a) Names her after her mother.
(b) Names her Beatrice.
(c) Refuses to acknowledge the baby.
(d) Buys a French layette.

3. What is the name of Beatrice's doctor?
(a) Dr. MacDougall.
(b) Dr. Hall.
(c) Dr. Erskine.
(d) Dr. McAndrews.

4. What is a focal piece of furniture in the room Beatrice designs for herself?
(a) Her father's rent table.
(b) A damask settee.
(c) An oak buffet.
(d) A wing chair.

5. Why is the return voyage more enjoyable for Beatrice?
(a) The weather is better suited for sailing.
(b) There are more opportunities to be in the open air.
(c) She spends more time with Harry.
(d) She has a suitor on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT consider to be a threat to her security?

2. What had Beatrice hoped would happen for her child?

3. In what matter does Mrs. Lacy need Dr. Yately's help?

4. What happens to the girls in society families like Beatrice's?

5. What does Beatrice vow after her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lies does Beatrice relay to Harry to avoid everyone finding out that Beatrice, and not Celia, was pregnant?

2. How are Beatrice and Ralph alike in their views of love and pleasure?

3. Describe the metaphor Beatrice uses to compare her life with the land of Wideacre in the spring.

4. How does Dr. McAndrews help Beatrice manage through the period when she is having nightmares about Ralph?

5. How does Beatrice react to Harry's homecoming?

6. When does Beatrice realize Ralph's influence over Harry?

7. How are Celia and Beatrice different in appearance and demeanor?

8. What two things does Beatrice see as hurdles to her future and how does she plan to manage them?

9. How does Beatrice use a cat to subdue her mother so she can spend some time with Harry?

10. What impediment stands in the way of Beatrice and Ralph's taking over Wideacre and what is the plan to remove it?

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