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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. Where do the Wellands go on their annual vacation?

2. Who had sent the object in #79?

3. What does Ellen do when Newland asks her to stop the divorce petition?

4. Ellen sends Newland a note saying that she "ran away" to "______________________."

5. Where does Newland go the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Newland's feelings for Ellen obvious despite his attempts at decorum?

2. How does Newland's sudden change of plans betray his feelings for Ellen?

3. How does Ellen show her disdain for her husband?

4. What does Ellen do to create some drama in her relationship with Newland?

5. What legal case is Newland asked to handle in which he feels a conflict of interest?

6. Describe the Beauforts and their place in New York society.

7. What misgivings does Newland have regarding his marriage to May?

8. Explain Newland and May's betrothal visits.

9. How does the author indicate Ellen's feelings for Newland at this point?

10. What conflicting messages does Newland receive about Ellen's feelings for him in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the courtship, engagement and wedding rules of high society during the late Nineteenth Century. Which rule does Newland lobby to break and why?

Essay Topic 2

What does the class system provide for the people in the story? Why is it necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Newland never break his engagement to May in order to be with Ellen? Is his sense of decorum too strong or is he perhaps afraid of what being with Ellen might actually be like? Explain.

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