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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 Mrs. Pope tell Mundic about Margery when he tells her he is looking for her in Chapter 34?

2. How much time do Enid and Margery have left in New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 42?

3. What did the Professor introduce Margery as when he took her to tearooms?

4. What is the first thing Enid looks for when they return to the bungalow after the storm in Chapter 35?

5. What does Enid realize is gone while she piles stones for Mr. Rawlings grave in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margery react when Enid tells her she has a gun she stole from Taylor?

2. Why do Enid and Margery have to run from Dolly's place in Chapter 50?

3. Describe Mundic's physical and mental health in Chapter 45 around when he finds the bungalow while Enid is in labor?

4. What is Margery's role during Enid's labor in Chapter 44?

5. What are some of the signs in Chapter 46 that Enid is not well after giving birth to Gloria?

6. Why do the British papers no longer speak of Nancy Collett, and what news takes over?

7. What were some of the thing the British newspaper said about Nancy Collett in Chapter 32?

8. How does Margery decide she will help Enid after she learns the truth about Enid's husband?

9. How does Dolly Wiggs get involved with Enid and Margery in Chapter 48?

10. How does Margery react when Enid asks her if she would feel more comfortable if they kept Taylor's gun? What does Enid do with the gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay examining the ending of Miss Benson’s Beetle. How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Rachel Joyce's Miss Benson's Beetle. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the novel is effective in conveying the story’s themes of friendship, female identity, ambition, and endurance.

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