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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 does Beatrice think needs to happen so that things can return to normal at Wideacre?

2. Which of the following does NOT happen when the physicians come to take John away for treatment?

3. What does John remind Beatrice is coming?

4. Why do the people at the feast eat so little food?

5. Who does John accuse of betraying him as he is taken away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice deceive Celia into thinking that Wideacre has fallen on hard times?

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

3. How does the story end?

4. How does Beatrice manage to keep John away from home until she completes the purchase of the entail?

5. How does Beatrice know that Ralph has returned?

6. How does Beatrice react when she learns that John has asked Harry's permission to marry her?

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

8. How has the wheat harvest changed now that Beatrice is in control?

9. Describe the scene in which John is taken away by the doctors to begin his alcohol addiction treatment.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The author uses some important instances of flashbacks in the story. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

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