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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Anna just before she met Thomas?
(a) She came out of a failed relationship.
(b) She suffered a miscarriage.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) She came back from a trip abroad.

2. Where does Anna send Portia in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) To the grocer.
(b) To Portia's room.
(c) To the stables.
(d) To Thomas's study.

3. How old is Portia?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

4. Where does Eddie work?
(a) He doesn't have a job.
(b) With Major Brutt.
(c) He owns his own company.
(d) With Thomas.

5. Where does Daphne work?
(a) In a doctor's office.
(b) In a nursery.
(c) In a school.
(d) In a library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops by the Quaynes' home at the beginning of part 1, chapter 7?

2. Why is Anna upset about Portia's distress in part 1, chapter 2?

3. What does Major Brutt say about Portia?

4. In what month does the novel begin?

5. What does Major Brutt send to Portia as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conversation that Portia has with Thomas in chapter 9?

2. What does Portia tell Major Brutt about Anna and Thomas?

3. How does Major Brutt respond when Portia asks him if he would marry her?

4. Why does Dickie ask Portia to dance at the party?

5. Portia tells Lilian she wants to confront Eddie about what?

6. How does Daphne greet Portia?

7. How was Portia conceived?

8. How does Thomas feel about Portia?

9. Eddie tells Portia that he will always love her, but under what conditions?

10. What happens at the movie theater?

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