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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 becomes routine for Elizabeth and Stone in Chapter 9?

2. What does Violet admit in her note in Chapter 5?

3. What does Elizabeth ask Aisling to do in Chapter 9?

4. What does Elizabeth wonder after having sex with Stone in Chapter 8?

5. What does Joannie's boyfriend convince Joannie to do in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aisling insist on going sightseeing? What shocks Aisling on a tour of the Art College?

2. What does Worsky warn Elizabeth about Stone? Why doesn't she pay attention?

3. When does Elizabeth realize that Stone will never meet her half way in their relationship?

4. In regard to how Eileen would view her actions, what does Elizabeth decide in Chapter 9?

5. What overwhelms Elizabeth when she arrives at the O'Connor household?

6. After leaving St. Mark convent school years ago, what have Violet and Eileen done with their lives?

7. What dismays Elizabeth on the purchasing trip she goes on with Stone?

8. How does Joannie end up being sent to a convent school in Chapter 7?

9. What paths do Aisling and Elizabeth pursue in Chapter 7?

10. What could have interfered with Eileen's willingness to take in Elizabeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Elizabeth's relationship with Henry. How do they meet? What are their first impressions of one another? Why does Elizabeth choose Henry over Stone? What problems arise in Elizabeth's marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Elizabeth and Stone. What ups and downs do they experience during their relationship? Are they well-suited for one another? Why or why not? What keeps them apart throughout the novel? What are Stone's defining characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Elizabeth's and Aisling's growth as characters. How do they grow throughout the novel? How are they able to do this? How does their friendship evolve along the way?

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