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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 does Tina Lowry teach at the school where Shirley works in Chapter 3?

2. What is Megan's mother's profession?

3. Who was GG's mother?

4. What is the name of Rachel's daughter?

5. What does Roy Stevenson teach at Shirley's school in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Winsome's current circumstances in the present-day timeline in Chapter 3? Where is she living?

2. How did Grace come to be the mistress of Greenfields?

3. How is Penelope's marriage to Giles described?

4. What was Shirley's outlook when she began teaching?

5. How is Penelope described when her character is first introduced in Chapter 3?

6. How are the early years of Clovis's and Winsome's marriage described?

7. How did Megan meet Bibi? What was the nature of their early relationship?

8. How did Megan's life change when she was 18?

9. How is transgender defined?

10. Why is Morgan in attendance at the play in the present-day narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of racism, sexism, and identity in relation to Penelope's story in Girl, Woman, Other. How are these themes developed through Penelope's actions and backstory? What symbolism relates to these themes? How does Penelope relate to the other protagonists in the novel in connection to these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Amma and Yazz in the novel. How would you describe the relationship between these characters? In what ways are they similar? How are they different? To which character do you most relate? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of women's roles and sexuality as explored in Bummi's narrative in Girl, Woman, Other. How does Bummi's heritage and native culture reflect upon women's roles in society? How does that culture change when Bummi and her husband move to England? How does it change for Bummi when she loses her husband?

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