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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 Maggie represent?

2. What does Hetty say she does while Harriet plays the role of society woman?

3. How does Hetty think Harriet should charm William?

4. What does Jack say he is shocked about?

5. How do Harriet and Margaret react when they see each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Margaret and John almost get caught up in their lies in the opening act?

2. How does Margaret get her own way regarding Harriet?

3. What advice does Mr. Bush give Margaret?

4. How does Harriet stop William from buying the portrait?

5. How does Margaret defy Maggie at the beginning of Act 2?

6. Why is John's alter ego, Jack, in shock when he first appears?

7. Why does Margaret's job upset John?

8. Why does Hetty say she is the one who has suffered in Harriet's marriage to William?

9. How does Harriet try to dissuade Harriet from buying her portrait?

10. What problems do John and Margaret have in Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gerstenberg use her characters to express a life beyond the locations? How is the location used to express elements such as theme and character?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Gerstenbeg use so few settings? How does Gerstenberg create a world away from the few settings she uses? What colors and objects does Gerstenberg use and what meaning does it give to the setting?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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