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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 is the name of John's wife?

2. What is William Sterling's occupation?

3. Who does Hetty think can read her thoughts?

4. What does Hetty tell Harriet she embodies?

5. What sound fills the hotel and forces the characters to sit in silence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does William react when Harriet tells him her real feelings from him?

3. Why does John hate his job at the art gallery?

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

5. What does William tell John about his background?

6. How does Mr. Brush want to help John?

7. How do Harriet and Hetty's reactions differ when they see John?

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

9. How does John react when Margaret asks him about Harriet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way do the characters' alter egos represent their true selves? What do you think would happen if one of the characters spoke out how they truly felt? How difficult is it to be your true self.

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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