Garden of Shadows Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Garden of Shadows Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did Malcolm say to Olivia when he came to her that night?

2. What did the women talk about?

3. What did Olivia's father choose to have served on special occasions?

4. What is Malcolm's father's bride to Olivia?

5. What kind of weather did Olivia have on her wedding day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What news came by way of Malcolm to Olivia?

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

5. How did Garland speak of Malcolm in reference to his childhood?

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

7. What had Malcolm's mother done and what explanation did he offer for her behavior?

8. What both intrigued and dismayed Olivia about the library?

9. What were some of the major differences between Garland and Malcolm?

10. How does Malcolm feel about marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Garland's relationship with Alicia. Would such a relationship be approved of in today's socially elite? Why or why not? What stigmatization is made against older men and women who marry someone far younger?

Essay Topic 2

Although Malcolm doesn't love Olivia, he marries her. Discuss what may have caused Malcolm to seek out a woman to marry whom he would never love? What are some logical reasons for such behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Malcolm's frugal nature. When was his frugality forgotten and for what purpose? Explain how his stingy nature everywhere else in his life led Malcolm to financial success, and how beautiful women could be considered as his financial downfall or his vice.

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