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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 kind of relationship do Mordecai and Daniel develop after Daniel pawns his ring?

2. What type of arrangements does Grandcourt refuse to discuss with Gwendolyn?

3. What is Daniel's first reaction to learning about Lydia?

4. What does Sir Hugo begin calling Gwendolyn?

5. What specific advice does Grandcourt give Gwendolyn while at the Abbey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandcourt suspect about the package of diamonds that Gwendolyn has received?

2. What does Daniel's mother tell him about her heritage?

3. Before she confides in him, what does Daniel surmise about Gwendolyn's knowledge of Lydia?

4. What important financial news does Grandcourt make Lush tell Gwendolyn?

5. What does Mordecai predict will happen after Mirah first gives her father money?

6. How did Daniel's mother come to find out about him as an adult?

7. What does Daniel tell his mother when he first sees her?

8. What advice does Daniel give Gwendolyn when she asks what to do if someone has wronged someone else?

9. Why does Gwendolyn keep up public appearances that her marriage is a happy one?

10. What does Daniel's mother tell him about the family chest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific text throughout your essay, compare and contrast the characters of Anna and Gwendolyn.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the role that Herr Klesmer plays in the novel, as well as a minimum of two ways that Eliot uses his characters to fulfill that role.

Essay Topic 3

Using supporting text from the book, write an essay discussing at least three reasons why Daniel should have married Gwendolyn.

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