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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 did Olivia greet Malcolm warmly when he had approached her in the nursery?
(a) She thought he had finally taken a father's interest in his children.
(b) She thought that he might want to actually be a father to his children.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

2. What did Malcolm's mother represent?
(a) None of these.
(b) The ugly duckling.
(c) The swan.
(d) A butterfly.

3. What did Alicia name her son?
(a) Christopher Garland.
(b) Cristopher Garland.
(c) Garland Christopher.
(d) Cristofer Garland.

4. What news did Malcolm bring Olivia in the nursery?
(a) His father had remarried.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) His father, Garland, was returning.

5. How did Malcolm treat Olivia the first time he 'slept' with her?
(a) With love and tenderness.
(b) With compassion and respect.
(c) With hatred and lust.
(d) With hesitancy and tenderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Olivia not to discuss at the table?

2. What had Olivia waited to have for so long?

3. What did Olivia and Malcolm name their firstborn son?

4. At what age did Malcolm lose his mother?

5. What color were Malcolm's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia feel about meeting Malcolm and how did she feel once she had met him?

2. What kinds of things did Olivia find in the attic?

3. What startled Olivia about the kiss she shared with Malcolm at the end of their wedding?

4. How did Malcolm react to the news that Olivia couldn't have any more children after Joel?

5. What was important about the dress that Olivia selected to wear at her wedding?

6. What had Olivia done for her wedding night, and what did she expect?

7. Why hadn't Malcolm taken a wife?

8. How did Mal's birth revive Olivia's hopes for love? What actually occurred?

9. In what way did Malcolm come on to Alicia?

10. There are several rooms mentioned as Olivia is escorted through Foxworth Hall for the first time. What is significant about them?

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