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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 was Penelope doing when Edith asked her about David for the first time?

2. The unnamed man at the cafe finds the idea that Edith may be a writer ________.

3. What does Edith tell Monica about Jennifer?

4. Why is Edith so willing to make an arrangement with the Puseys about spending her free time with them?

5. In Edith's letter to David, what does she say that she is curious to learn about Iris Pusey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Edith at the hotel in the beginning of the book?

2. Name three amenities that the Hotel du Lac does not have that many other hotels do.

3. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

4. What does Edith remark to herself while Monica eats her eclair?

5. What two types of animals does Edith use to describe women and where did she get this idea from?

6. What does Monica tell Edith about Mme. de Bonnevil and her son?

7. What does Edith say n her letter to David about shopping?

8. In Chapter 3, what is Edith's letter to David about?

9. How do Penelope and Edith differ when it comes to men?

10. Why does Edith think that women get married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Mr. Neville feels that both himself and Edith will appear foolish if they remain unmarried. What does Mr. Neville's first wife have to do with him feeling he will look foolish? What is Mr. Neville hoping to rectify through marriage? Why does Mr. Neville feel that Edith needs to be married to not look foolish socially? What does Mr. Neville say about Edith's face looking sorrowful while talking to other people as a single woman? How will marriage fix this?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Monica's marital situation and the problems she is incurring. Why is Monica staying at the hotel? Is her stay helping her? What is Monica's husband's status in society? What does Monica's husband require of her? Does Monica want the same thing as her husband? What will happen if Monica can't give her husband what he wants?

Essay Topic 3

Give the full picture of Edith's relationship with Geoffrey Long. Start with how they met, include their courting time, and then finish with their wedding day. Be sure to include Edith's feelings that the author makes known while this process is happening.

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