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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 club does Gwendolyn join with Reverend Gascoigne?
2. How much time passes between the time that Grandcourt tells Mr. Lush that he would like to marry Gwendolyn and the time that he goes to her house to announce his intentions?
3. Which two characters does Daniel come to realize to be living together?
4. Who is Rex?
5. Where does Gwendolyn's family move when she returns from her gambling trip?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gwendolyn request of Grandcourt during their conversation about getting married?
2. What are the two reasons that Gwendolyn regrets losing her money gambling?
3. What does Daniel tell Sir Hugo about Grandcourt's reaction to the proposed settlement?
4. In contrast to what she originally believed, what does Mirah quickly learn about her brother and sister when she runs away from her father?
5. What does Daniel tell his uncle right after he finds the girl at the river?
6. What is the main reason behind Lydia's desire to marry Grandcourt?
7. Why does Mrs. Davilow think that Gwendolyn must leave home and get a job?
8. How does Lydia react when Grandcourt asks her to return his diamonds?
9. How does Gwendolyn feel about Grandcourt after the ball?
10. What does the letter that Gwendolyn receives on the night she gambles say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the play, some characters are (1) admired but not respected, (2) respected but not admired, and (3) admired and respected. Select one character who in your opinion fits each description, and using supporting text from the book, write an essay stating who admires and/or respects them and why.
Essay Topic 2
Gambling makes several appearances in the novel. Analyze at least two scenes in which gambling appears, and discuss 1) what function it serves in the plot; 2) what the reader learns about at least one character involved in the scene; and 3) what message Eliot is trying to convey to the reader by including gambling instead of another activity at that point in the novel.
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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