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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 Margaret claim is the reason she and John are leaving the dining area?

2. What does Harriet say her life is?

3. What kind of toast does Harriet order for tea?

4. What does Hetty think Harriet should encourage William to do?

5. What does Harriet discourage William from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harriet want William to flatter Margaret?

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

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

4. Why is Hetty upset Harriet moves so close to William?

5. Why does John stop listening to Margaret?

6. In what way is William's character the foil to the other characters?

7. How does John act towards Margaret when Harriet leaves?

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

9. What does Harriet say to her alter ego, Hetty?

10. Why does William still want to pay John for his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why did William marry Harriet? How will the marriage affect both parties if they don't get out of it soon?

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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