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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. Why does John take a trip before the baby is born?
2. Why does John say Beatrice will soon lose Wideacre?
3. Who will inherit Wideacre unless Harry produces a male heir?
4. Why is Beatrice so conflicted about the changes that must occur at Wideacre?
5. What do the pirates want with Beatrice?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Beatrice react when she learns that John has asked Harry's permission to marry her?
2. How does Beatrice alter events so that John is blamed for Mama's death?
3. How does Beatrice try to abort another child?
4. What is the tradition of the wheat doll on the last day of the harvest?
5. How does Beatrice manipulate Harry into a plan to buy out the entail on Wideacre so that Julia and Richard will one day inherit the estate?
6. What instructions does John provide to care for Mama who has had a major shock?
7. How does Beatrice react to Richard's brush with death and how is she perceived to be shallow in her concerns?
8. How does Beatrice justify the radical changes that are occurring at Wideacre?
9. What foreshadowing does the author create to indicate the imminent fate of Wideacre and its inhabitants?
10. Why does Celia reject Beatrice's plan for Julia's inheritance of Wideacre?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Harry and Ralph. How are they different? How are they similar? Why is Beatrice so attracted to both of them?
Essay Topic 2
Greed takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
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