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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 angers Newland when he arrives at the answer to #43?

2. Who does Newland discover is visiting Ellen?

3. Who does not attend Newland and May's wedding?

4. Where do Newland and May spend the first few days of their marriage?

5. What does the answer to #73 ask Newland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellen decide about her divorce after discussing it with Newland?

2. What issue does Newland bring up again when he sees May?

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

4. How does Newland maintain a flirtation with Ellen?

5. On what issue does Newland ask May to violate social norms?

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

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

8. How does Ellen exhibit unconventional behavior in public in Chapter 8?

9. What is the setting for the story and the first chapter in particular?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in high society in the late Nineteenth Century? What is Newland's conflict between what he believes their role should be and behaving within the approved structure?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe May Welland. Why is she the perfect girl for Newland to marry?

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