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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 tells Beatrice that Mama has died?

2. Where do John and Beatrice live after their wedding?

3. What sign do the villagers make in Beatrice's presence?

4. What does John determine upon inspecting the baby?

5. Who is the doctor who helps people recover from alcohol addiction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Beatrice not set up a home with John in spite of his generous offers?

2. What does Beatrice tell Celia to coerce her to support John's being sent away for alcohol abuse treatment?

3. What foreshadowing does the author create to indicate the imminent fate of Wideacre and its inhabitants?

4. What is revealed about the characters in the Epilogue?

5. How does Beatrice know that Ralph is getting closer to returning to Wideacre?

6. Explain Beatrice's perspective on love.

7. How does Beatrice justify the radical changes that are occurring at Wideacre?

8. Describe the scene of desperation that Harry and Beatrice witness at the Christmas party.

9. 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?

10. How does Beatrice alter events so that John is blamed for Mama's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Celia, John, Julia and Richard. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Culler. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the Culler in the story?

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