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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 happens to Beatrice and Harry on the voyage?

2. Why do Harry and Beatrice plan to renovate a suite on the west wing of the mansion?

3. What animals does Beatrice help the workers dig out of snow drifts?

4. What does Beatrice do when Harry is sent away to school?

5. What does Beatrice realize once they land in Cherbourg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the spark of attraction begin with Harry and Beatrice?

2. When does Beatrice realize the gap that exists between her world and Ralph's world?

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

4. What are the circumstances of Harry and Beatrice's first sexual encounter?

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

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

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

8. What secret does Mama keep that Beatrice is certain she must know.

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

10. What is the tipping point where Beatrice realizes she no longer has the upper hand over Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of evil. Identify at least two themes about evil in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of girls and women in the 18th century in England. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st-century women do not?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the book. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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