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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 is Mirah when she decides to run away from her father?
2. Why does Daniel pawn a ring with Ezra Cohen?
3. Who is Herr Klesmer?
4. What does Daniel do upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time that bothers her so much?
5. Following Catherine's announcement that she plans to marry Herr Klesmer, what do her parents do as soon as she leaves the room?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Daniel tell his uncle right after he finds the girl at the river?
2. What does Mirah believe about her brother and sister when she runs away from her father?
3. What does Grandcourt think that he needs to do in order to gain Gwendolyn's forgiveness as he learns that Gwendolyn has left town before he has had the opportunity to propose?
4. Why does Gwendolyn react coldly when Grandcourt tells her that he is going out of town shortly after their engagement?
5. Why does Mr. Lush encourage Grandcourt to seek Catherine Arrowpoint's favor?
6. Why does Gwendolyn think that her family will travel abroad after she leaves Grandcourt before he can propose?
7. What does Lydia Glasher tell Gwendolyn when they first meet?
8. How does Hans Meyrick's family feel about Daniel?
9. What are the two reasons that Gwendolyn regrets losing her money gambling?
10. How does Gwendolyn react when she receives her pawned necklace supposedly from Daniel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast at least three instances in which Gwendolyn faces inner turmoil but projects a calm, outward demeanor; and at least one literary device that Eliot uses to convey Gwendolyn's tension to the reader through each example.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the parenting styles of Gwendolyn's mother with those of Daniel's mother. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your essay.
Essay Topic 3
The character of Rex is quite complicated. In fact, one could make an argument that he is either a man of action or a man of inaction. Using three specific examples in support from the text, write an essay stating either that Rex is a man of action; or that Rex is a man of inaction.
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