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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. Who will be raising Beatrice's child?

2. What do Beatrice and Dr. McAndrew do when he comes to visit one day?

3. What does Celia refuse to let Mrs. Lacy do to Julia?

4. Which of the following terms does Beatrice NOT use to describe Celia?

5. What type of man was Ralph's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Celia's maternal instincts give her a new, forceful personality?

2. Explain Beatrice's concept of the importance of her home, Wideacre, in the universe.

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

4. What is the relationship that is developing between Beatrice and Dr. McAndrew?

5. How does Beatrice behave after the birth of her child?

6. How does Beatrice come to realize that she is not her father's favored child after all?

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

8. When does Dr. McAndrew become interesting to Beatrice?

9. What are the circumstances surrounding Harry's early return from school?

10. How does Beatrice react when she hears of how near Ralph is getting to Wideacre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greed takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of John. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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