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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 Mundic do on the boat when Margery falls down the stairs?

2. What does Enid tell Margery that Taylor has so she must return to him at the end of Chapter 14?

3. What does Margery immerse herself in more after her mother's death?

4. Who is getting closer to New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 24?

5. Where does Margery decide she will go while she is on the bus after leaving her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margery react when Enid comes to their cabin door covered in blood at the start of Chapter 12?

2. Describe Margery's aunts Hazel and Lorna whom she moved in with after her father's death.

3. Describe the note Margery's students are passing around during her domestic science class in Chapter 2.

4. How does Mundic manage to get a cabin on the ship Enid and Margery are on?

5. What happens in their cabin on the boat that makes Margery decide she does not trust Enid and will find a new assistant?

6. Chapter 22 describes how information on Nancy Collett was all over the British newspapers. What information do they have so far about Nancy and her accomplice?

7. How does Mundic's mother react to his bullying as a child and what does she tell him about the "flame inside of him" (96)?

8. What does Margery think when she sees the golden beetle in her father's book Incredible Creatures, and what does she decide she will do after her father leaves the room?

9. How does Enid work to improve the state of the bungalow in Chapter 25?

10. What event at Margery's aunt's house reignited her passion for beetles after her father died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay analyzing chapter titles in Miss Benson's Beetle. Explore the ways in which the titles connect to the plot and themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Joyces's language style and word choice in Miss Benson's Beetle. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of Miss Benson's Beetle. In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?

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