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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 is staying with Mrs. Mingott in Newport?

2. What does Newland begin to tell May when they return home?

3. Why does Mrs. Mingott want Ellen to stay in New York?

4. Who had visited Mrs. Mingott the night before to ask for help?

5. At whose home do Newland, May, Mrs. Archer, Janey and Mr. Jackson dine before going to the opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is May hesitant about attending a dinner party while on the honeymoon trip in Europe?

2. What is the purpose of Newland's being summoned to see Mrs. Mingott?

3. How does Newland determine that he is kept out of many family discussions?

4. How does the author show that Newland and May are settling into a boring, routine marriage.

5. What deceitful behavior does Newland exhibit in Chapter 22?

6. How is Ellen's unconventional behavior ultimately rationalized by friends and family?

7. What two rumors about Julius Beaufort surface in Chapter 26?

8. What is the irony of Newland seeing Mr. Riviere when he returns to New York?

9. What is the news that finally thwarts Newland and Ellen's ever being together?

10. How does May catch Newland in another deceit about his relationship with Ellen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Ellen run away to Skuytercliff? From what is she running away? Or is she hoping to find something?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Newland impulsively leave for Florida to join May's family? What has prompted him to make the decision? Is this decision typical of his nature?

Essay Topic 3

Explain all the rumors surrounding Ellen. What indiscretions was she connected with before arriving in New York? What indiscretions does she commit while in New York?

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