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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. How is Mildred's appearance described as?

2. What does Julian arrive in time for at the Malorys?

3. What does Mildred notice about Julian while she is visiting the Malorys in Chapter 7?

4. How does Helena react when Everard says that he is going away for awhile?

5. When does Dora come to visit Mildred?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mildred first meet Helena, and why does this embarrass her?

3. Who is Everard Bone?

4. What does Mildred discuss with the Malorys while having dinner with them?

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

6. Where does Rocky go with Mildred and Dora and how does Mildred find this encounter?

7. Who does Mildred run into after her annual lunch date?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of inferiority in the novel Excellent Women. Who feels inferior and why? What or who is causing this feeling of inferiority?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the novel Excellent Women. What is literary fiction? What are the elements of literary fiction? Which of these elements can be found in Excellent Women?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mildred's relationship with her downstairs neighbor, Rocky. What is her first impression of Rocky? What are their feelings for one another? Does Mildred have romantic feelings for Rocky? Does Rocky have romantic feelings for Mildred?

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