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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. Where does the book Margery's father shows her say the golden beetle can be found?
2. When Margery applied for her position, what did the ad specify?
3. What student of Margery's laughs out loud at the note she is passed while Margery is teaching?
4. What do the shanty boys try to sell Enid and Margery at the bungalow in Chapter 25?
5. What does Margery tell Enid at the train station when she first sees her dressed in a tiny pink outfit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Margery laugh at Mr. Mundic during their interview for the assistant position?
2. How does Margery learn that Enid stole the old army jeep they are driving in Chapter 23?
3. How does Margery learn that Enid stole equipment from the Catholic school?
4. How does Margery feel when Miss Hamilton refuses the job as her assistant after finding out what happened at her school?
5. What does Mundic do to Margery after their first meeting?
6. How does Margery react when Enid comes to their cabin door covered in blood at the start of Chapter 12?
7. How does Enid work to improve the state of the bungalow in Chapter 25?
8. How does Taylor react to seeing Margery in their hut when she goes there to find Enid in Chapter 14?
9. What event at Margery's aunt's house reignited her passion for beetles after her father died?
10. What does Margery place an ad in the newspaper for the day after she walks out of her job in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in Miss Benson's Beetle. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the significance of war on Miss Benson's Beetle. How is Margery's life impacted by the first world war? How are all the character's lives impacted by the second world war? In what ways do the wars develop the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining guns as a symbol in Miss Benson's Beetle. In what scenes do guns appear? What is the context? How do guns develop the narrative?
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