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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 causes Mama to pass out in the library?

2. What is the name of the man for whom the pirate works?

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. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the men tearing down the fencing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice try to explain the "early" birth of her child?

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

3. How does the story end?

4. What is the tradition of the wheat doll on the last day of the harvest?

5. How does John respond when he sees the newborn child?

6. How does Beatrice react to Richard's brush with death and how is she perceived to be shallow in her concerns?

7. How does Beatrice know that Ralph has returned?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Harry. 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 2

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?

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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