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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. Who is disturbed by Tommy's actions in Free Women: 2?

2. What does Tommy question in Free Women: 2?

3. Why is Richard angry in Freewomen: 4?

4. Who merges into one person in Anna's dream in 'Golden Notebook'?

5. Who is arrested in Free Women: 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard want to meet with Anna in Free women: 3?

2. How have Anna and Molly's lives changed in Free Women: 5?

3. How does Saul end up publishing a book?

4. What do Anna and Marion discuss in Free Women: 2?

5. How does Saul make Anna feel about herself?

6. Explain the conversation between Tommy and Anna in Free Women: 4?

7. What happens when Molly and Richard arrive at Anna's flat?

8. What news does Anna have to tell Marion in Free Women: 3?

9. Explain what happens to Tommy in Free Women: 2?

10. What is the plot for the new story Anna thinks of in 'Golden Notebook'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What side of Anna does 'Black Notebook' show the reader? What do we learn about her and her feelings about her talent?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Anna's lack of faith with the Communist Party with Molly's doubts.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ella's insight about free women towards the end of the novel. What does she realize about being a free woman in the world of married men? Why do you think she finally had this powerful thought? How will it change her actions? Should she have realized this earlier in her life?

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