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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. Why is it appropriate for Mrs. Gray to live at the Malory's house?
(a) She is disabled.
(b) She is of a certain age.
(c) She is married.
(d) She is the widow of a clergyman.

2. What is Mildred's last name?
(a) Langdon.
(b) Lambton.
(c) Luther.
(d) Lathbury.

3. When does Dora come to visit Mildred?
(a) In the summer.
(b) Over the Easter holiday.
(c) Victoria Day.
(d) Just after Valentine's Day.

4. How does Mildred feel when she first meet Helena?
(a) Inferior.
(b) Confident.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Flabergasted.

5. What is the president's wife doing at the speech?
(a) Talking loudly.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Drinking heavily.
(d) Making eyes with someone who is not her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Ash Wednesday, who is Mildred surprised to see at mass?

2. Within how many years did Mildred's parents die of one another?

3. Who is the author of Excellent Women?

4. Where does Mildred meet Helena?

5. When Mildred receives a telegram meant for Helena, what does it say?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dora?

2. How does Helena react when Everard comments that he will be going away, and what does she do later to contradict this reaction?

3. What does Mildred tell the reader about her childhood?

4. What does Mildred see on Ash Wednesday that she feels compelled to share with the Napiers?

5. Why does Mildred visit the Malory house in Chapter 7, and what does she do while there?

6. Who is Everard Bone?

7. When Dora comes to visit, what do they do together?

8. Who does Mildred go on her annual lunch date with, and what do they talk about?

9. Where do Helena, Mildred, Rocky and Everard go together?

10. Describe the Malorys.

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